Nov 01 Brazil Elects First Female President By Larisa Epatko Dilma Rousseff won Brazil's presidential runoff on Sunday, making her the first female president of South America's largest and most populous country. She campaigned on -- and now faces the challenges of -- improving Brazil's infrastructure, education and health care. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Mail Bomb Explodes in Greece, Two Suspects Arrested A package exploded at a mail delivery service in Athens, Greece, burning one employee. Police arrested two suspects after finding more bombs on the men near the facility. One of the packages was addressed to French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Ray… Continue watching
Nov 01 Monday: Bombs Were Built to Explode in Flight; 52 Killed in Baghdad Siege Yemeni security guard a UPS branch in Sanaa. Photo by Mohammad Huwais/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, said that the two package bombs addressed to Chicago synagogues and intercepted by authorities in Britain and Dubai… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Obama: Suspicious Packages Underscore U.S. Need to Remain Vigilant President Obama confirmed Friday that packages containing explosives were shipped from Yemen to synagogues in Chicago as part of a "credible threat" to the U.S. Judy Woodruff talks to Greg Miller of The Washington Post for the latest. Continue watching
Oct 29 Obama: Packages on Cargo Flights Contained 'Explosive Material' By Larisa Epatko Two suspicious packages originating from Yemen were found overnight in Britain and Dubai on airplanes bound for the United States, officials said Friday, causing airports in the U.S. to heighten security procedures. Continue reading
Oct 29 Afghanistan Tops Agenda at Upcoming NATO Summit in Portugal NATO leaders will convene next month in Portugal at a moment when NATO casualties in Afghanistan are rising and there are growing reports of corruption in Karzai's government. Recession-battered nations large and small are cutting their defense budgets, and… Continue reading
Oct 29 Economy Grows in 3rd Quarter; Bad Weather Stalls Indonesia Relief Efforts The economy grew this summer at a slightly faster rate than last summer, as the Commerce Department said Friday that the economy expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter. It is an improvement… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Death Toll Climbs in Indonesia; Strikes Continue in France In other news, rescuers found more bodies in the wreckage from Monday's tsunami in Indonesia. And in France, strikes over recently approved pension reforms disrupted air travel. Continue watching
Oct 28 In Photos: Indonesia's Dual Disasters By Larisa Epatko In less than 24 hours, a tsunami crashed into a remote island chain and a volcano erupted in Indonesia, killing a combined total of more than 400 people and forcing hundreds more to seek temporary refuge in emergency shelters. Continue reading
Oct 28 Thursday: Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Rises; Foreclosures Up in Cities Villagers find shelter under a destroyed house on the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra. Photo by Bay IsmoyoAFP/Getty Images. The death toll from the tsunami that struck Indonesia rose to 343 Thursday as more bodies were found on… Continue reading