Dec 16 Quick Take: Afghan Policy Review By Larisa Epatko President Obama announced Thursday the release of the annual review of his Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy, calling it a "very difficult endeavor," but saying the U.S. is "on track to achieve our goals."… Continue reading
Dec 15 Woodruff: Remembering Richard Holbrooke A lot has been written over the past few days about Richard Holbrooke, the 69-year-old diplomat who died this week while serving as the Obama administration's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Besides the war, he was… Continue reading
Dec 15 Paris Dispatch: More Than Snow Chilling France A snowy Champs-de-Mars in Paris. (Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images) PARIS | If you want to find a world capital in the Northern Hemisphere less ready than Washington to cope with a sudden snowstorm, try Paris. A record December snow (up… Continue reading
Dec 15 N.M. Gov. Richardson to Visit N. Korea, Asylum Ferry Sinks Near Australia New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is traveling to North Korea on a personal, privately funded trip intended to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Richardson was invited by North Korea, which has been denied direct talks with the United… Continue reading
Dec 14 Archive: Holbrooke Discusses Dayton Peace Accords As leaders in the United States and around the world expressed their condolences at the death of Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, a longtime diplomat with a career spanning four decades, many are remembering one of his most famous accomplishments:… Continue reading
Dec 14 Sudan Might Delay Vote on Oil-Rich Town as Legal Challenges Mount By Larisa Epatko A referendum on Sudan's contested border town of Abyei might not happen Jan. 9 as planned, said a representative of the Government of Southern Sudan on Tuesday, and legal challenges to the vote on southern secession already have begun. Continue reading
Dec 13 Foreign Policy 'Giant,' Lifelong U.S. Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dies at 69 By Larisa Epatko Richard Holbrooke, who spent much of his career interfacing with troubled spots around the world, most recently serving as the Obama administration's point man on Afghanistan and Pakistan, died Monday following surgery for a torn aorta at the age of… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch News Wrap: Winter Weather Wallops Midwest, Killing at Least 14 In other news Tuesday, heavy snow blanketed the upper Midwest, claiming at least 14 lives, snarling air travel and tearing a hole in the roof of the Metrodome, home to the Minnesota Vikings. Also, Swedish police say a suicide bomber… Continue watching
Dec 13 Secret Documents Add to Suspicions About Myanmar's Nuclear Aspirations Buddhist monk in Yangon, also known as Rangoon, Myanmar. (Drn/Stringer/Getty Images) Secret cables from the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon, released by the web site WikiLeaks, have added to long-standing suspicions about Myanmar's nuclear ambitions and its alleged covert… Continue reading
Dec 13 British Resident Suspected in Sweden Bombing, North Korea Warns of War Swedish policemen and volunteers patrol on Dec. 13, 2010 at the corner of Bryggaregatan and Drottninggatan street in central Stockholm, where a car bomb targeted Christmas shoppers Saturday. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images) Swedish police said they are "98 percent… Continue reading