Dec 13 Foreign Policy ‘Giant,’ Lifelong U.S. Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dies at 69 By Larisa Epatko Richard Holbrooke, who spent much of his career interfacing with troubled spots around the world, most recently serving as the Obama administration's point man on Afghanistan and Pakistan, died Monday following surgery for a torn aorta at the age of… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch News Wrap: Winter Weather Wallops Midwest, Killing at Least 14 In other news Tuesday, heavy snow blanketed the upper Midwest, claiming at least 14 lives, snarling air travel and tearing a hole in the roof of the Metrodome, home to the Minnesota Vikings. Also, Swedish police say a suicide bomber… Continue watching
Dec 13 Secret Documents Add to Suspicions About Myanmar’s Nuclear Aspirations Buddhist monk in Yangon, also known as Rangoon, Myanmar. (Drn/Stringer/Getty Images) Secret cables from the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon, released by the web site WikiLeaks, have added to long-standing suspicions about Myanmar's nuclear ambitions and its alleged covert… Continue reading
Dec 13 British Resident Suspected in Sweden Bombing, North Korea Warns of War Swedish policemen and volunteers patrol on Dec. 13, 2010 at the corner of Bryggaregatan and Drottninggatan street in central Stockholm, where a car bomb targeted Christmas shoppers Saturday. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images) Swedish police said they are "98 percent… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch China’s Economy Has Evolved, but Has Its Government? On a day that put China's human rights record back in the spotlight, Judy Woodruff speaks with Susan Shirk of the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and Gordon Chang, an author and columnist for Forbes.com, about… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Jailed in China, Dissident Liu Xiaobo Honored With Empty Chair at Nobel Ceremony Jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, serving an 11-year sentence for writing a pro-democracy manifesto, was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia Friday despite vocal opposition from China. Jeffrey Brown has more. Continue watching
Dec 10 Jailed Chinese Dissident Receives Nobel Peace Prize Thorbjoern Jagland, chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, placed the gold medal on an empty chair in honor of dissident Liu Xiaobo at the city hall in Oslo. (Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images) The Nobel Peace Prize committee honored Liu… Continue reading
Dec 10 Nobel Chairman Calls for Liu Xiaobo’s Release, Peace Prize Awarded in Absentia The Nobel Peace Prize committee honored Liu Xiaobo, who is serving an 11-year sentence in China for his 2008 document calling for democracy, at a ceremony in Norway. Xiaobo was represented on the stage by an empty chair. Nobel Chairman… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch In Haiti, Political Uproar But Hope for Election Compromise Margaret Warner speaks with Joel Dreyfuss, managing editor of TheRoot.com and a native of Haiti, for more on the political disputes there. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Haitian Officials Agree to Review Disputed Election Results A day after supporters of presidential candidate Michel Martelly, angry that the singer would be left out of a run-off election next month, torched the headquarters of Haiti's ruling party, election officials announced they would review the results of the… Continue watching