Dec 29 Mexico Dispatch: A Country Turned Upside-Down Photo of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, by Jose Luis Sierra JUAREZ, Mexico | In a world upside-down, Marisela Escobedo, a mother seeking justice for the killing of her teenage daughter, was executed a few days ago right in front of… Continue reading
Dec 29 India Dispatch: Thriving Development Spawns Water, Resource Worries By Fred de Sam Lazaro Boy drinks from water tanker in India. (Photo by Nicole See) NEW DELHI, India | If there are water wars in the future, conservationist Jyothi Sharma thinks they'll happen just outside her apartment in an upper-middle class enclave in Delhi's… Continue reading
Dec 29 South Korean President Calls for Talks; Suicide Bombers Kill Iraqi Police Chief South Korean President Lee Myung-bak addresses the nation on Nov. 29, 2010, days after the attack on Yeonpyeong island. (Park Ji-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for renewed six-party talks, the stalled nuclear negotiations between the two… Continue reading
Dec 28 On Tuesday’s NewsHour: Blizzard Aftermath, Iraq’s New Government EAST COAST DIGS OUT | The paralyzed air travel system in the Northeast slowly came to life Tuesday after a monster snowstorm stranded thousands. Gwen Ifill speaks with USA Today aviation reporter Ben Mutzabaugh about why it will take… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch After Northeast Blizzard, Airports Back in Business But Backlogged The snow has stopped falling but thousands of weary travelers are still stranded at airports on the East Coast, hoping for a coveted seat on the limited flights that have resumed. For those that couldn't find a seat, the prolonged… Continue watching
Dec 28 In Kenya, Generating Wealth – One Cow at a Time By Larisa Epatko With mainstream banks and microfinance organizations mainly helping business startups in urban Kenya, a group called Juhudi Kilimo decided to focus on rural small-holder farmers. Continue reading
Dec 28 East Coast Digs Out After Storm, Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Israel Travelers pull their suitcases through the snow in Times Square in New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. New York City's major airports began resuming operations late today after the heaviest December snowfall in six decades left… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch Blizzard Batters East Coast, Creating Travel Havoc Thousands of U.S. travelers found their holiday weekends unexpectedly extended due to a massive winter storm that roared up the East Coast, dumping more than a foot of snow in some places in the Northeast and canceling thousands of flights. Continue watching
Dec 27 In Photos: Southern Sudan, Before the Secession Vote By Jeffrey Kaye In January, southern Sudanese will vote on whether they want to stay with the north or become their own country. Posters touting the separation of the south are planted all over the walls in the southern city of Juba --… Continue reading
Dec 27 Blizzard Snarls East Coast Travel; Russian Oil Tycoon Found Guilty Winter Storm Strands Travelers, Blankets East Coast Canceled flights and snow-covered roads are creating frustrating conditions for travelers on the East Coast as airport closures in New York City and other hubs compounded the misery of post-holiday transport. Continue reading