May 21 Abdullah: 'Corrective Steps' Needed to Make Elections More Transparent By Larisa Epatko During a visit to Washington this week, former Afghan foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah spoke with Margaret Warner about U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, the security situation and upcoming jirga aimed at bringing former Taliban fighters back into the fold. Continue reading
May 20 National Intelligence Director Releases Statement Confirming Resignation Dennis Blair, President Barack Obama's national intelligence director, confirmed media reports Thursday evening that he is resigning after 16 months on the job. The retired Navy admiral is the third director of national intelligence. The position was created in response… Continue reading
May 20 NPR's Grand Trunk Road Series Digs Into Pakistan's Multi-Layered Society By Larisa Epatko NPR's Steve Inskeep traveled with other correspondents to Pakistan and India to file a series of reports for Morning Edition, called "Along the Grand Trunk Road". He spoke with Kwame Holman from Islamabad about the young people he met, their… Continue reading
May 20 Video: Calderon Asks Congress to Pass Immigration Reform By Quinn Bowman _pap_embed_custom('news01s3fcdqebd',482,304,""); In an address to a joint session of Congress, Mexican President Felipe Calderon described the flow of immigrants from his country into the United States as a shared problem and asked the Congress to consider comprehensive immigration reform. Continue reading
May 20 In Korea, Tensions Flare as South Blames North for Sinking Warship By Larisa Epatko South Korea on Thursday released the results of a multinational investigation that point to North Korea's use of a torpedo in sinking one of its navy vessels in March. The United States and other nations condemned the North over the… Continue reading
May 19 Q&A: Calderon Visits U.S. With Security, Immigration in Mind By Larisa Epatko Mexican President Felipe Calderon began a visit to Washington, D.C., Wednesday to discuss a range of issues with President Barack Obama, including immigration, climate change, and trade. Continue reading
May 19 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Contractor Killed in NATO Base Attack in Afghanistan In other news Wednesday, Taliban militants attacked one of NATO's largest military bases in Afghanistan, killing a U.S. contractor and democrats in the Senate fell short in a bid to push financial reform to a final vote. Continue watching
May 18 Times Square Bomb Plot Suspect Shahzad Arraigned The Pakistani-American man accused of attempting to detonate a car bomb in New York City's Times Square appeared briefly in court on Tuesday evening, more than two weeks after his arrest. Faisal Shahzad, 30, was charged with five… Continue reading
May 18 Q&A: Taliban Attacks 'Work Against the Insurgents' in Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko The Taliban took responsibility for a suicide attack on a NATO convoy in Kabul on Tuesday that killed 18 people, including five American service members and one from Canada. Continue reading
May 18 Clinton: Major Powers Have Reached Deal for New Sanctions Against Iran By Talea Miller Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that China, Russia and Western powers have agreed to a draft sanctions resolution against Iran for its nuclear program after months of negotiations. "We have reached agreement on a strong draft with… Continue reading