Sep 29 Watch 'Raw Opium' Explores Mixed Results of Global Efforts to Stem Trafficking In "Raw Opium," filmmakers Robert Lang and Peter Findlay travel to the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan to document the illicit global trade of heroin's raw material. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch In Saudi Arabia, 'Change Is Coming, but It's Not Going to Come Quickly' Saudi Arabia held elections for seats to some 300 municipal councils on Thursday, but only men were allowed to vote. Margaret Warner discusses politics in the region where women will soon be able to vote, but still can't drive with… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Europe Faces 'Terra Nova' in Efforts to Avoid Financial Crisis The German government won a critical vote to greatly increase financial support for a European bailout fund, which could ease the way to a partial default in Greece. Jeffrey Brown discusses the German vote and the worldwide worries over European… Continue watching
Sep 29 World Inequality: Trot the Globe Without Leaving Your Seat To accompany our ongoing NewsHour series on economic inequality, we present today an interactive world inequality map based on data from the World Bank. We confess; this isn't exactly "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" But this quiz… Continue reading
Sep 29 Medical Workers in Bahrain Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison A wounded protestor in Bahrain is taken to the hospital in February. Photo by Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images. Twenty doctors and nurses jailed during the spring revolt against Bahrain's ruling monarchy received sentences of up to 15 years in prison… Continue reading
Sep 29 'Raw Opium' Looks at a Complex and Surprising Illicit Global Drug Trade On Thursday's NewsHour, we feature an excerpt of the film "Raw Opium," which documents the illicit global trade of the raw material for heroin. It's part of our series in partnership with The Economist magazine showcasing the… Continue reading
Sep 29 U.S., Venezuela Hold Very Different 2012 Presidential Contests There's little resemblance these days between politics in the South American nation of Venezuela and those of the United States -- except when it comes to dates. As U.S. Republican contenders slog through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina this… Continue reading
Sep 29 Suspect Held Over Plot to Attack Pentagon, Capitol By News Desk A Massachusetts man, Rezwan Ferdaus, is being held in connection with a plot to strike the Pentagon and the Capitol with three GPS-guided, small aircraft filled with explosives. According to the Washington Post, "When he was arrested in… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Libyans Not Hearing Much About Nation-Building Process Libyan rebel forces continue to press for control of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. Margaret Warner discusses the hunt for the deposed leader and his family plus efforts to build a national government and other institutions with The Washington Post's… Continue watching
Sep 28 Galveston: The Mother of All U.S. Natural Disasters A split view of Galveston's Broadway Street - in September 1900 and today. Photo courtesy of Galveston Historical Foundation. September is an unlucky time of year for Galveston, Texas. It was in September that this barrier island on the… Continue reading