Nov 29 Watch Prospect of Political Chaos Adds to Haiti's Troubles Following Sunday's vote in Haiti, 12 of the 18 candidates trying to succeed President Rene Preval called for the results to be discarded after reports of fraud, but electoral officials disputed that there were widespread problems. Jason Beaubien of NPR… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Cholera Numbers Grow as Haitians Prepare for Presidential Vote Amid ongoing reconstruction after the deadly earthquake earlier this year and an ongoing cholera epidemic, Haitians head to the polls to vote on a new leader. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports from Port-au-Prince on the country's presidential election this weekend and… Continue watching
Nov 25 President Obama Releases Plan to End Rebel Violence in Uganda President Barack Obama outlined a plan to disarm the notorious Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army in a letter and policy documents sent to lawmakers Wednesday. The documents request additional funding from Congress to eliminate… Continue reading
Nov 24 South Korean Civilians Killed in Shelling; New Zealand Miners Presumed Dead South Korean officials have reported that the bodies of two civilians have been discovered on Yeonpyeong Island, the site of Tuesday's artillery attack by North Korea. Two marines were also killed in the almost hour-long shelling of the… Continue reading
Nov 23 North Korea's Shelling of South Korean Island Heightens Tensions In this image provided by a local resident, smoke rises from South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island near the border with North Korea on Tuesday. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has ordered retaliatory strikes if there is "further provocation" from… Continue reading
Nov 23 Iraqi Christians Flee as al-Qaida Steps Up Attacks By Larisa Epatko An assault on a church in Baghdad and other targeted attacks on Christian families are driving fear into the hearts of the remaining members of this religious minority in Iraq, and causing many to seek sanctuary in other places. Continue reading
Nov 23 Preview: Sustaining Mozambique's HIV/AIDS Fight By Talea Miller One out of every eight adults living in Mozambique is HIV positive, and most of them are on HIV medications called antiretrovirals. These pills are life-saving for people around the world infected with HIV, but the United States and other… Continue reading
Nov 23 North, South Korea Exchange Fire; Taliban Negotiator Was an Impostor In this image provided by a local resident, smoke rises from South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island near the border with North Korea on Tuesday. South Korea said two of its marines were killed after North Korea unleashed a barrage… Continue reading
Nov 22 Tweet Your Thanksgiving Travel TSA Screening Experience DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s459eqfc4', 'tB_cp4cn4dM', '29'); Many travelers will have their first taste of the TSA's new stricter security measures this week as the busy holiday travel season begins. With some passengers-rights groups urging people to opt out of security… Continue reading
Nov 22 Ireland's Bailout Plan Aims to Ease Broader Economic Crisis By Larisa Epatko Ireland, the European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed over the weekend to an 80 billion to 90 billion euro ($109 billion to $123 billion) financial bailout plan to help Ireland's ailing economy and prevent the broader economic crisis from… Continue reading