Dec 21 Watch Winter Weather Continues to Foil Travel Plans in Europe For the fourth straight day, hundreds of thousands of air travelers were stuck around the world due to snow storms in Europe. Carl Dinnen of Independent Television News reports from London's Heathrow Airport. Continue watching
Dec 21 Iraq Has a New Government … at Last By Robert Zeliger Iraqi Parliament members vote for the new Iraqi Cabinet (Photo by Iraqi Prime Minister Office via Getty Images) The Iraqi people cast their votes on March 7. More than nine months later, after months of political turmoil, deal-making, and… Continue reading
Dec 21 New START Arms Deal: The Basics By Larisa Epatko The Senate appears to be moving toward ratifying the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. Here's a fresh look at the basics of the pact. Continue reading
Dec 21 U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Rise Over Envoy Flap By Larisa Epatko Tensions are stirring once again between Venezuela and the United States after the South American country formally moved to block a U.S. ambassador from taking residence there. Continue reading
Dec 20 Snow Smothers Plans in Europe By Larisa Epatko An early onslaught of snowy weather in northern Europe has closed airports, stranded motorists and canceled Lady Gaga's concert plans (once again) in Paris. Continue reading
Dec 20 Europe’s Snowy Scenes By Larisa Epatko An early onslaught of snowy weather in northern Europe has closed airports, railways and streets, stranding thousands of would-be travelers. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch In Dominican Republic, Haitians Grapple With ‘Stateless’ Limbo Special correspondents Stephanie Hanes and Steve Sapienza report on the legal struggles of Haitians in the Dominican Republic, some of whom have lived there all their lives. This is the first in a series of reports in partnership with USA… Continue watching
Dec 17 Foreign Aid Funding Under Scrutiny By Sarah Sullivan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at release of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) As control of the House shifts to Republicans, lawmakers are vowing to find ways to cut deficits -- and some are pointing to… Continue reading
Dec 17 On Mideast Talks, U.S. Moves to ‘Main Course’ By Larisa Epatko Mideast talks entered a new phase after the U.S. administration dropped an unsuccessful bid to have Israel extend its settlement freeze. So what happens next?… Continue reading
Dec 16 Quick Take: Afghan Policy Review By Larisa Epatko President Obama announced Thursday the release of the annual review of his Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy, calling it a "very difficult endeavor," but saying the U.S. is "on track to achieve our goals."… Continue reading