Dec 11 Swiss Minarets Ban Prompts Neutrality Questions, Talk of Rollback By Larisa Epatko A majority of the Swiss people voted Nov. 29 to block the construction of minarets, tall spires typically associated with Islamic mosques. The move raised questions about Switzerland's historic tolerance and prompted criticism from some in the international community. Continue reading
Dec 10 Obama Defends Afghan War in Peace Prize Acceptance Speech By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel peace prize Thursday in Norway, saying compared to past recipients "my accomplishments are slight," and acknowledging he leads a nation in the middle of two wars. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Americans Questioned in Pakistan Over Possible Militant Ties Five Americans who were reported missing last month from the Washington, D.C., area were detained in Pakistan amid questions over possible ties to extremist groups. Jeffrey Brown speaks with experts about their detention. Continue watching
Dec 09 Chicago Man Pleads Not Guilty to Helping Mumbai Attackers By Larisa Epatko A Chicago man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to assisting with last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai and plotting an armed assault on a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch News Wrap: Storm Pounds Midwest, New England In other news, a major winter storm that rocked the midwest earlier this week has moved east to New England, and General David Petraeus warned the surge in Afghanistan may be tougher than the surge in Iraq. Continue watching
Dec 08 Margaret Warner: Dispatch from London After weeks of unrelenting prediction, debate and commentary in Washington over what President Obama was doing about troops for Afghanistan, it is refreshing -- if somewhat unsettling -- to be in Europe. Despite the deep unpopularity of the Afghan conflict… Continue reading
Dec 08 Bombings Shake Iraq as March Elections Set By Larisa Epatko A string of bombings in Baghdad killed more than 100 people Tuesday and raised new doubts about Iraq's security ahead of the country's parliamentary election, now set for March 7. Continue reading
Dec 07 Pentagon Orders 16,000 Troops to Afghanistan as Part of Obama’s Surge The Pentagon announced today which military forces will deploy to Afghanistan as part of the troop buildup President Obama announced last week at West Point. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the first batch of troops would include 1,500 Marines… Continue reading
Dec 07 Students Carry Out Protests in Iran Despite Arrests It's late afternoon in Iran and protesters are clashing with security forces in downtown Tehran and on university campuses. Hadi Ghaemi, the director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, who is in contact with people there, says… Continue reading
Dec 07 Fact Sheet: Copenhagen Climate Summit By Talea Miller Representatives from 192 nations are converging on Copenhagen Monday for the opening day of the two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference, where the next steps are expected to be hashed out towards an international emissions agreement. Continue reading