Jul 05 Finland Makes Internet a 'Basic Right' By Larisa Epatko When one thinks of basic rights, things like voting, clean water or education might come to mind. Now, add Internet access to that list. Finland this month became the first country in the world to make high-speed Internet service a… Continue reading
Jul 02 Clinton: 'NATO's Door Remains Open' to Ukraine By Larisa Epatko During a five-country tour of the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Ukrainian officials Friday that the door to NATO membership is still open, though the U.S. would not pressure the country to join. Continue reading
Jul 01 Honduras' Political Standing Still on the Mend By News Desk The military-backed ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in June 2009 created a political rift in the hemisphere, which still hasn't resolved itself a year later. Continue reading
Jun 30 German Presidential Election Exposes Cracks in Merkel's Coalition By Larisa Epatko It took three rounds of voting Wednesday to elect Chancellor Angela Merkel's candidate for president, Christian Wulff, in a sign of brewing differences within her coalition ranks. Continue reading
Jun 30 Ask BP Exec Bob Dudley Your Questions for a Live Interview Thursday By News Desk On July 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET, senior correspondent Ray Suarez will moderate a live Q&A session between BP's Bob Dudley, the executive now in charge of the company's oil leak response, and you. Google, YouTube and the… Continue reading
Jun 29 Mexico Forges Ahead With Elections After Candidate's Assassination By Larisa Epatko After Mexican gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torre and four others in his campaign entourage were gunned down Monday in the state of Tamaulipas, his Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, is working to find a replacement candidate ahead of Sunday's elections for… Continue reading
Jun 29 Report: Rating System of Afghan Forces 'Not Reliable' By Larisa Epatko A special inspector general report issued late Monday says the rating system of Afghan security forces is not reliable and training efforts face "serious challenges."… Continue reading
Jun 29 Countries Strive to Return Holocaust-Era Property By News Desk More than 40 nations met a year ago in Prague to discuss restitution for Holocaust victims' stolen property. A year later, the countries met again and signed guidelines on how to return the looted assets. Continue reading
Jun 28 At the G20, a Debate Over Spending and Budget Cuts By Larisa Epatko At the conclusion of the weekend's G20 summit in Canada, countries agreed to cut their deficits over the next three years in order to stabilize the global economy, but maintain flexibility to decide on their own how to do so. Continue reading
Jun 25 Global Leaders Meet at Back-to-Back Economic Summits By Larisa Epatko Leaders of some of the world's largest economies are meeting in Canada over the weekend to focus on nurturing the global economic recovery and facilitating international security and aid. Continue reading