Apr 04 Solar Suitcase: Saving Lives with Solar Power By Dave Gustafson Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband founded We Care Solar to help bring light to the estimated 300,000 hospitals and clinics in the developing world that don't have reliable sources of electricity. Our slideshow highlights Stachel's work toward equipping remote… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch Food for 9 Billion: Business Fund Puts African Farmers on Road to Market Food for 9 Billion: Business Fund Puts African Farmers on Road to Market… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Bid: Why the Turnaround? In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood and other conservative Islamic political parties have advanced candidates for the upcoming presidential election. Margaret Warner and Harvard's Tarek Masoud explore the implications for the political and social life of post-revolution Egypt. Continue watching
Apr 03 One Acre Fund: a Nonprofit's Business Approach to Helping Small Farmers By Fred de Sam Lazaro Maurice and Joyce Soita were able to send their four children to school after becoming One Acre Fund members. Photo by Fred de Sam Lazaro. Most international aid agencies are headquartered in major cities: New York, Geneva or… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch News Wrap: Republicans Vote in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington D.C. In other news Tuesday, Republicans held presidential primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C. While Mitt Romney hoped victories would force Rick Santorum to step aside, Santorum insists he'll stay in the race. Also, the National Weather Service confirmed at… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch What Opposition's Big Victory Means for Myanmar's Political Thaw What Opposition's Big Victory Means for Myanmar's Political Thaw… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Syria Analyst: 'We're in for a Long, Protracted Struggle' Met with heavy skepticism by U.S. officials, Syria's government signaled Monday plans to stop fighting by next week, according to Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. Judy Woodruff, the University of Oklahoma's Joshua Landis and Al Arabiya News Network's Hisham Melhem… Continue watching
Apr 02 Lawyer to Examine Bales' Medications at Time of Afghan Killings The attorney for the U.S. soldier charged with killing 17 Afghan civilians on March 11 told the NewsHour he is interested in learning what medications his client, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, was taking at the time of the shootings. Continue reading
Apr 02 After Big Wins for Opposition, Has Myanmar Turned a Corner? Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves to a crowd after speaking to journalists and supporters on Monday in Yangon; photo by Soe Than WIN/AFP/Getty Images During my week of filming in Myanmar, also known as Burma, the… Continue reading
Mar 30 Bin Laden's Lifestyle: New Details Surface Osama bin Laden and his youngest wife lived in this house in Pakistan until he was killed in a U.S. raid. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images The NewsHour spoke to Pakistani Dawn TV reporter Azaz Syed (pictured at right) about… Continue reading