Jun 29 As IMF's New Chief, Will Lagarde 'Keep Smiling'? By Elizabeth Shell Christine Lagarde was nominated Wednesday to head the IMF. Photo by Dominique Charriau/Getty Images. So the synchronized French swim champ with accent-free English whom we interviewed last summer in Paris, Christine Lagarde, will run the IMF. What did we… Continue reading
Jun 29 Karzai: Hotel Attack Won't Slow Transfer, BofA to Pay $8.5 Billion Settlement By News Desk One day after suicide bombers and gunmen stormed the Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul, causing a five-hour standoff involving Afghan security forces and NATO helicopters, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his country's forces would proceed with a planned transfer… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch Rioting, General Strike Leave Greece in Standstill Ahead of Austerity Vote The streets of Athens, Greece, were filled with fighting Tuesday over prospects of more spending cuts and tax increases. The violence marred a general strike as the Parliament considers new austerity measures intended to fend off a national default. Independent… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Lagarde Takes Lead of IMF at Key Moment for Global Economy France's Christine Lagarde was named the new head of the International Monetary Fund at a critical time for that organization and for the global economy. Judy Woodruff discusses what kind of challenges she faces with Cornell University's Esward Prasad and… Continue watching
Jun 28 Sudan Envoy: Nuba Mountains Not in Danger of Becoming Another Darfur By Larisa Epatko Princeton Lyman, U.S. envoy for Sudan, told Margaret Warner this week that the Nuba Mountain region in Southern Kordofan, where Northern forces have moved in and many residents have fled, is not in danger of becoming another Darfur. Continue reading
Jun 28 Suicide Bombers, Gunmen Attack Kabul Hotel Kabul's Inter-Continental hotel is seen in the dark as tracer bullets are shot during an attack on Wednesday. Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images Three or four suicide bombers blew themselves up inside the Inter-Continental hotel on the western… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch Sudan Envoy: Southern Kordofan Not Another Darfur U.S. envoy Lyman said the Nuba Mountain area is not in danger of becoming another Darfur. Continue watching
Jun 28 Belgium's Foreign Minister on EU, Global Missions Belgium's Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere spoke in Washington this week about the possibilities of a common European Union foreign policy. Continue reading
Jun 28 Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Trial Begins, but Value of Process in Question By Larisa Epatko The second major trial of top Khmer Rouge leaders began Monday, but questions remained about whether the prosecutions would expand to other members of the regime even as Cambodia works to get beyond its past. Continue reading
Jun 28 Two-Day General Strike Begins in Greece, U.S. Backs Lagarde as IMF Chief By News Desk Protesters in Athens run away from riot police on Tuesday. Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images. Protesters in Athens are clashing with police as a 48-hour general strikes kicks off ahead of an expected vote in parliament over controversial austerity… Continue reading