Oct 01 Iraq's Political Stalemate Breaks Record By Larisa Epatko As of Friday, Iraq has the unfortunate distinction of taking the longest of any country to form a government, analysts say, as talks and political jockeying continued for the 208th day after elections. Continue reading
Oct 01 Moscow Mayor's Ouster Renews a Query: Who Is Really Running Russia? The Cold War has been over for years, but its two capitals -- Washington and Moscow -- are going through similar political storms these days, both having managed to lose their mayors. The mayors, Yuri Luzhkov of Moscow, and… Continue reading
Sep 30 Afghanistan's Opium Production Drops, but Will It Last? By Larisa Epatko Opium production in Afghanistan has been halved, but with supply dwindling, prices might increase and entice farmers to start growing the illicit crop again. That's the word from the latest U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime report on the issue. Continue reading
Sep 30 Thursday on the NewsHour: City of Asylum/Pittsburgh By Tom LeGro City of Asylum/Pittsburgh is a six-year-old program that provides shelter to foreign literary writers who have encountered dangers in their homeland. Watch online exclusive videos of the writers reading their work. Continue reading
Sep 30 The Face of a New 'Dear Leader' Photos of Kim Jong Un, the probable heir to Kim Jong Il's leadership of North Korea, have been few and far between. Until Thursday, the only verified image that showed his face was taken when he was 11… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch Europe on Alert After Suspected Terror Plot Uncovered Governments around the world have responded to the news of a suspected terror threat in Europe. Angus Walker of Independent Television News has more. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch European Governments Keep Mum on Details of Suspected Terror Plot New terror threats and reports of a possible plot to attack Europe have governments around the world responding. Ray Suarez talks to Siobhan Gorman of the Wall Street Journal about the latest on a suspected Mumbai-style terror plot in Europe. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch For Many Pakistanis, Flood Relief Still Not Arriving Quickly Enough It's been two months since widespread flooding left parts of Pakistan submerged in water, killing more than 1,500, but humanitarian aid is still hard to come by for some. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from the northwest region… Continue watching
Sep 29 In Europe, Protesters Rail Against Budget Cuts By Larisa Epatko Tens of thousands of protesters marched Wednesday in Brussels and trade unions planned strikes in Spain over planned austerity measures that are aimed at preventing an economic crisis in Europe, though critics say they would harm the poor. Continue reading
Sep 29 Wednesday: In Europe, Terror Plot Uncovered, Anti-Austerity Protests British police officers on patrol in London on Wednesday. Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images. Security officials is Europe say a terror plot to wage a shooting spree in Britain, France and Germany is still a threat and authorities are… Continue reading