Aug 16 What's Behind This Summer's Severe Weather Around the World? By Talea Miller It's been a summer of extreme weather: monsoon flooding is wreaking havoc in Pakistan and a persistent heat wave is fueling wildfires and creating health hazards in Russia. The United States has also not been immune, as sweltering… Continue reading
Aug 16 Iraq's Best and Brightest Gone Missing By Margaret Warner AMMAN, Jordan | On Sunday night, we made a quick stop-over in Jordan on our way to Iraq. Our mission for the next three weeks: to see what Iraq looks like after seven years of war and U.S. occupation. Does… Continue reading
Aug 13 Russia to Deliver Uranium Fuel for Iran Plant, Raising New Nukes Concerns In another turn of the Iran nuclear story, Russia will begin loading fuel rods into Tehran's first nuclear power station at Bushehr next week, a Russian spokesperson said Friday. The U.S. has been critical of Russia's involvement in building… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch News Wrap: Aid for Pakistani Flood Victims Falls Short, Relief Groups Warn In other news Friday, relief groups warned they haven't received enough aid to assist 14 million flood victims in Pakistan. Also, heavy rains in Russia cleared skies of toxic smog from wildfires, some of which continue to burn. Continue watching
Aug 11 Two Very Different Takes on Iran In two major national magazines this week, there are simultaneous articles on the confrontation between Israel and Iran over the latter's probable development of nuclear weapons. The articles in The Atlantic and The New Yorker are written from… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch U.N. Humanitarian Official on Global Effort to Aid Flood Victims in Pakistan The United Nations announced a goal to raise $460 million for Pakistani flood victims. More than 300,000 homes have been destroyed and 14 million people have been affected by the three-week-old disaster. Gwen Ifill speaks with John Holmes, U.N. under-secretary… Continue watching
Aug 10 Dispatch: Afghanistan - Eyes in the Sky By Larisa Epatko One of the tools in the U.S. military's counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan is a remote-controlled unmanned aircraft to conduct surveillance. Continue reading
Aug 09 Kagame Plans Victory Party in Rwandan Presidential Election By Larisa Epatko Rwandans voted for president Monday in an election that incumbent Paul Kagame was expected to win handily. Continue reading
Aug 09 Heat Wave, Wildfires Pummel Russia By Talea Miller As wildfires and a record-setting heatwave continue to pummel Russia Monday, death rates in Moscow are also rising as residents navigate smoke-laden streets and record temperatures. Heat stroke and complications from air quality have nearly doubled death rates… Continue reading
Aug 09 Monday: Drilling to Resume on Oil Relief Well; Aid Group to Stay in Afghanistan After Killings Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Monday that cement forced down the top of BP's blown-out well last week has hardened enough so that workers can begin drilling the final 100 feet of the relief well and seal… Continue reading