Apr 07 Watch Health Workers Push to Eradicate Guinea Worm Parasite in Sudan Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Sudan about a painful and debilitating parasite called the guinea worm and efforts by health workers and the Carter Center to eradicate it. Continue watching
Apr 06 USGS: 7.8 Quake Hits Sumatra, Tsunami Watch Lifted View Larger Map A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck early Wednesday morning local time near Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake triggered a tsunami warning in the region, but the Indonesian government lifted… Continue reading
Apr 06 As Hopes Dim in W.Va., Examining a Century of Mining Deaths The chances of survival appeared grim on Tuesday afternoon for four coal miners still missing after a massive underground mine explosion Monday in West Virginia, according to rescue officials and the mine owners. Rescue efforts at Massey Energy's Upper… Continue reading
Apr 06 U.S. Nuclear Policy Limits Use and Threat of Weapons By Larisa Epatko The Obama administration released Tuesday a new set of guidelines for nuclear weapons, including not threatening their use against signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in an effort to encourage other countries' adherence to the treaty. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Mining Safety Reexamined After Another Deadly Disaster in W.Va. Following the deadly mine explosion in southern West Virginia, Jim Lehrer talks to two reporters about the ongoing recovery efforts, the dangers of mining coal and the state of safety standards in the industry. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Hope Dims for Missing West Virginia Miners After Large Blast The search for four missing miners was halted because of dangerous conditions underground Tuesday, following a massive explosion that claimed 25 lives in West Virginia. Gwen Ifill reports on the rescue effort in the deadliest U.S. mining disaster in 26… Continue watching
Apr 05 In W.Va., Blast Leads to Worst U.S. Mining Disaster in Decades Updated 3:14 a.m. ET Tuesday | At least 25 coal miners were killed and more remained missing after an explosion Monday afternoon at an underground coal mine in southern West Virginia, according to the mine's owner. "Massey… Continue reading
Apr 05 Monday: U.S. Consulate in Pakistan Is Attacked; Deadly Weekend in Iraq Pakistani soldiers take positions following a huge bomb blast in Peshawar, near the U.S. consulate. (Photo by A. Majeed/AFP/Getty Images.) Updated 10:37 a.m. ET. | Multiple blasts struck the U.S. consulate in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar on… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Reporter: ‘Anti-U.S. Sentiment’ Present in Pakistan A spate of bombings by the Taliban rocked northwest Pakistan, including a deadly assault on the U.S. consulate in Peshawar. Gwen Ifill talks to a reporter about the outbreak of violence and views of American involvement in the region. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Taliban Claim Responsibility in Deadly Attack The Taliban claimed credit for an attack on the U.S. consulate in Pakistan that killed at least four Pakistanis following a suicide bombing that left dozens dead at a nearby rally. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching