Mar 31 Watch News Wrap: New England Hit Hard by Flooding In other news Wednesday, flooding in the Northeast forced hundreds to evacuate their homes after the second major rainstorm in a month and an investigation has largely cleared British scientists accused of fabricating climate change data. Continue watching
Mar 30 ‘Frontline’ Examines Post-Quake Haiti By Larisa Epatko On the eve of a major donors conference for Haiti in New York, Frontline correspondent Martin Smith checked in with us to discuss the chaos of the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake and the challenges that lie ahead. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch News Wrap: Moscow Mourns After Train Attacks In other news Tuesday, Moscow observed a day of mourning for 39 people killed in two suicide bombings in the Russian capital's subway system and police arrested the ninth suspect in a Christian militia group accused of plotting attacks on… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Haiti’s ‘Tap Tap’ Bus Art Flourishes After Quake In the second part of a series of reports from Haiti, Adam Davidson of NPR's "Planet Money" reports on how the Haitian tradition of displaying vibrant, painstaking artistry on commuter buses continues to flourish after the earthquake. Continue watching
Mar 29 Opponents’ Arrests Reignite Free Speech Debate in Venezuela By Larisa Epatko Recent arrests of outspoken critics of the Venezuelan government have revived the debate over whether President Hugo Chavez is using heavy-handed techniques to silence government opponents or enforcing the country's laws against the spread of false information. Continue reading
Mar 29 Monday: Two Suicide Bombings Kill at Least 37 in Moscow Subway Stations Emergency workers carry a victim's body at Moscow's Lubyanka metro station. (Photo by Dima Korotayev/Epsilon/Getty Images.) Updated 1:30pm ET Russian authorities are continuing to respond and react to Monday's attacks by two female suicide bombers who blew… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Subway Bombings Highlight Unrest in Russia’s Troubled South No terror group has taken credit for attacks on Moscow's subway system, but Russian authorities blame rebel groups in the volatile Caucasus region. Jeffrey Brown talks to Miriam Lanskoy, senior program officer for Central Asia and the Caucasus at the… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Moscow Vows to Root Out Terrorists After Attacks Russian authorities vowed to strike back at rebels from the North Caucasus region that they blame for two suicide bomb attacks that struck Moscow's subway system, killing dozens of rush hour passengers. Jeffrey Brown talks to William Mauldin, deputy Moscow… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Haitian Entrepreneurs Build Micro-Economies in Tent City Nearly three months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, small businesses are springing up within the tent communities housing displaced people. Adam Davidson of NPR'S "Planet Money" reports on the entrepreneurs who are kick-starting the local economy. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Twin Suicide Bombings Strike Moscow’s Subway A pair of suicide bomb attacks on Moscow's subway system left at least 38 people dead during Monday morning's commute. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching