Oct 20 Britain Plans Deepest Cuts in Decades Protester in front of British Parliament. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images It's a public spending slash of historic proportions as Britain launches an austerity campaign aimed at reducing its deficit. In a speech to Parliament, George Osborne, the chancellor… Continue reading
Oct 20 Reporter's Notebook: A Clinic's Strains in Mozambique MAPUTO, Mozambique | Heard much about Mozambique in the last 35 years? It's a country that doesn't get much attention in the United States. It's a big place, roughly the size of Pakistan, and sparsely populated by some 23… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch News Wrap: Saudi Officials Issue Terror Warning Over al-Qaida Offshoot In other news Tuesday, Saudi Arabia issued a new terror warning about what it calls an al-Qaida offshoot group in Yemen. Saudi officials would not disclose which countries they believe to be potential targets, but France says it was among… Continue watching
Oct 18 Judge to Hear Arguments Against Health Care Law; France Warned of Threat A federal judge is hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by the Virginia attorney general challenging one of the major tenets of the health care reform law. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's suit alleges that the individual mandate… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Pakistani Flood Victims Face Malnutrition, Disease as Winter Nears Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on Pakistani flood victims' continuing needs for food, medicine, agricultural help and other aid as winter nears. Continue watching
Oct 15 Clock Ticks Toward Sudan Vote With Growing Fears of Civil War By Larisa Epatko Activists and analysts fear Sudan could be on the brink of another civil war if the oil-rich south votes to break away from the north in a Jan. 9 referendum. The issue has gotten some new attention this week thanks… Continue reading
Oct 15 Bernanke Suggests Fed Will Do More to Spur Economy; Chilean Miners Begin to Head Home Stock futures jumped after a much-anticipated speech by Ben Bernanke Friday morning, in which the Fed chairman indicated that the central bank may need to do more to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment. "There would appear -- all… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Chilean Rescue Effort Holds Lessons in Spirit, Ingenuity Jeffrey Brown gets three views on the successful rescue of 33 trapped Chilean, what techniques were used to cause the rescue to run smoothly and what it means for Chile. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Pinera Vows to Toughen Chilean Mining Safety Celebrations took place across the world when the last Chilean miner emerged after being trapped for 69 days. ITN's Jonathan Miller recaps the euphoria captured in Chile and across the world. Continue watching
Oct 14 The Psychology of Confinement: Q&A With NASA Psychologist Al Holland Chilean president Sebastian Piñera sings the national anthem with chief supervisor Luis Urzua, the last miner to be rescued (Flickr Creative Commons/Rescate Mineros) NASA psychologist Al Holland has spent decades helping to prepare and support astronauts on long-term… Continue reading