Mar 24 Watch Yemen Lacks Counterterrorism Resources to Halt Jihadists As part of a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner reports on the country's anti-terrorism units on the Arabian Peninsula and the impact of military aid from the U.S. to the impoverished country in the fight against al-Qaida. Continue watching
Mar 23 U.S. Delegation in Mexico to Address Drug Violence By News Desk A top-level U.S. delegation met with Mexican officials Tuesday about the war on drugs, after a recent spate of violence in the border region. Continue reading
Mar 22 Yemen Dispatch: Into an Al-Qaida Hotspot ABYAN PROVINCE, YEMEN - This past weekend, in southern Yemen, we went where most foreigners haven't been allowed to travel since late 2008 -- Abyan province, east of the port city of Aden on the Arabian Sea. It's been… Continue reading
Mar 22 Rio Tinto Employees Plead Guilty to Taking Bribes in China By Larisa Epatko In a surprising turn of events, four employees of British-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto pleaded guilty Monday to taking bribes during annual negotiations over iron ore prices in China, according to lawyers and an Australian diplomat. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Bush, Clinton Visit Haiti to Attract Aid for Recovery Former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are visiting Haiti as part of their efforts to lead U.S. fundraising to help rebuild the earthquake ravaged country. Gwen Ifill talks to a reporter in Haiti about those rebuilding efforts, two… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch From Yemen, Rising Concerns About Al-Qaida As growing al-Qaida activity in Yemen gives rise to increasing U.S. security concerns, Ray Suarez talks to correspondent Margaret Warner about her ongoing reporting trip in the Arabian Peninsula. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch News Wrap: N.Y. Judge Rejects Ground Zero Settlement In other news Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appealed to Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace talks after high tensions over new Jewish settlements planned for East Jerusalem and the Northeastern U.S. planes states braced for major flooding… Continue watching
Mar 18 Clean Water’s Ripple Effects in Other Lands By Hari Sreenivasan Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro visited the Rundown to talk about the reporting he's recently done on water issues in Ethiopia -- including the steps one village is taking to address them in a country where perhaps three-quarters of… Continue reading
Mar 18 Views of Sudan: Embattled nation faces crucial votes By Larisa Epatko JUBA, Sudan | The people of Sudan have two important votes approaching: national elections next month in which they will decide whether President Omar al-Bashir should stay or go, and a referendum in early 2011 in which the south will… Continue reading
Mar 18 Why Are Thai Protesters Using Blood in ‘Red Shirt’ Political Demonstrations? By Larisa Epatko Thai government protesters, who call themselves "Red Shirts," rallied Thursday for a fifth straight day in Bangkok, after dousing the prime minister's residence gates with their own blood as a symbol of their discontent. Continue reading