Jul 11 Watch In South Sudan, a Nation Is Born -- But With Troubles On Saturday, South Sudan officially gained independence with its creation as the world's newest nation. Judy Woodruff discusses the challenges that the young country faces with the Pulitzer Center's Rebecca Hamilton, who has covered Sudan for years. She recently reported… Continue watching
Jul 11 South Sudan Celebrates Becoming World's Newest Nation By Larisa Epatko On July 9, 2011, Southern Sudanese reveled in the moment they had been awaiting for years -- seceding from the northern part of the country and the government of Khartoum, and becoming their own country as allowed under the 2005… Continue reading
Jul 11 July 9, 2011: South Sudan's Birthday By Larisa Epatko On July 9, 2011, South Sudan became its own country -- the culmination of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended 22 years of fighting between the North and South. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch Photojournalist Captures the World of Child Brides The practice of child marriage is far more common throughout the world than many might suspect. Stephanie Sinclair has spent nearly a decade photographing communities where the practice occurs. Hari Sreenivasan recently spoke with Sinclair about her work. Continue watching
Jul 11 Record Drought Threatens Millions in Eastern Africa By Betty Ann Bowser More than 10 million people are desperately in need of food assistance in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, the World Food Program estimated this week, as the worst drought in 60 years continues to ravage eastern Africa. The situation in Somalia… Continue reading
Jul 11 The Lives of Child Brides, as Captured Through a Photographer's Lens By Lauren Knapp The practice of child marriage is far more common throughout the world than many might suspect. According to UNICEF, as many as 50 million girls in developing countries were married before they turned 18 and 100 million more are… Continue reading
Jul 11 World Week Ahead: Panetta Visits Iraq; U.S. Cybersecurity Plan to Be Unveiled By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has made an unannounced stop in Iraq, where he plans to meet with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday about security issues and clamping down on weapons entering the country from Iran. Continue reading
Jul 11 Syrian Troops Enter City of Homs, Defense Sec. Panetta Visits Iraq Syrian troops have reportedly entered the city of Homs, the country's third largest, bringing with them tanks and heavy weaponry in a bid to clamp down on protesters. The crackdown is the latest in a series of harsh measures… Continue reading
Jul 08 Canadians Feeling 'Relief' as Combat Mission Ends in Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko Canada is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan and shifting over to training Afghan forces ahead of a planned handover of security responsibilities in 2014. In the eyes of some Canadians, the transition couldn't have happened soon enough. Continue reading
Jul 08 View From Juba: The Birth of South Sudan By Larisa Epatko The world's newest nation, the Republic of South Sudan, formally emerges on Saturday. But even as final rehearsals and preparations for Independence Day celebrations wrapped up in the southern capital city of Juba, the threat of violence was chilling the… Continue reading