Sep 10 Afghan Ballots Tossed Amid Fraud Concerns Afghanistan's U.N.-backed elections commission threw out ballots Thursday from last month's unresolved and controversial election, saying there was evidence of fraud in a number of polling stations in certain provinces. Continue reading
Sep 10 Reporter’s Podcast: Survey Shows Europeans Back Obama on Most Issues By Michael D. Mosettig A recent German Marshall Fund poll that gauged Europeans' views of President Barack Obama shows generally positive ratings, except in some areas of foreign policy such as Afghanistan. Michael Mosettig of the NewsHour reports. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch News Wrap: Mexican Airliner Briefly Hijacked In other news, a Mexican airliner with 112 passengers on board was hijacked Wednesday, and British troops rescued a New York Times reporter in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Sep 08 New Karzai Tally Would Avoid Run-off, but Fraud Concerns Persist Afghan President Hamid Karzai's vote tally from last month's election surpassed the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a run-off for the first time, new preliminary results released Tuesday show. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch ICC Prosecutor Makes Case Against Sudan’s President Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, discusses his view on war crimes charges levied against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Other News: L.A. Opens Investigation into Wildfire In other news, Los Angeles county detectives opened an investigation into the wildfires that claimed the lives of two firefighters this week, and Israel plans to speed up the pace of settlement expansion in the West Bank. Continue watching
Sep 03 U.S. Cuts Millions in Aid to Honduras in Support of Ousted Leader By News Desk After meeting with exiled President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the termination of millions of dollars in non-humanitarian aid to Honduras that had been suspended after Zelaya was deposed in June. Continue reading
Sep 03 Gates Reaffirms Afghan War Commitment in Face of Waning Public Support By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday challenged the notion that the Obama administration is losing control in Afghanistan, despite several recent polls that show flagging public support for the war. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch Other News: Firefighters Gain on Calif. Blaze; Biden Defends Stimulus Program In other news, firefighters have contained approximately 40 percent of a massive wildfire burning through Southern California, and Vice President Joe Biden defended the federal stimulus program, saying it has helped create or save as many as 750,000 jobs. Continue watching
Sep 02 Bombing Kills Key Afghan Intelligence Official as Election Tensions Linger By Dave Gustafson The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide bombing Wednesday that killed Afghanistan's deputy chief of intelligence and at least 22 other people outside a mosque in the provincial capital Mehtar Lam, east of Kabul. Continue reading