Sep 30 Thursday on the NewsHour: City of Asylum/Pittsburgh By Tom LeGro City of Asylum/Pittsburgh is a six-year-old program that provides shelter to foreign literary writers who have encountered dangers in their homeland. Watch online exclusive videos of the writers reading their work. Continue reading
Sep 30 The Face of a New 'Dear Leader' Photos of Kim Jong Un, the probable heir to Kim Jong Il's leadership of North Korea, have been few and far between. Until Thursday, the only verified image that showed his face was taken when he was 11… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch Europe on Alert After Suspected Terror Plot Uncovered Governments around the world have responded to the news of a suspected terror threat in Europe. Angus Walker of Independent Television News has more. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch European Governments Keep Mum on Details of Suspected Terror Plot New terror threats and reports of a possible plot to attack Europe have governments around the world responding. Ray Suarez talks to Siobhan Gorman of the Wall Street Journal about the latest on a suspected Mumbai-style terror plot in Europe. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch For Many Pakistanis, Flood Relief Still Not Arriving Quickly Enough It's been two months since widespread flooding left parts of Pakistan submerged in water, killing more than 1,500, but humanitarian aid is still hard to come by for some. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from the northwest region… Continue watching
Sep 29 In Europe, Protesters Rail Against Budget Cuts By Larisa Epatko Tens of thousands of protesters marched Wednesday in Brussels and trade unions planned strikes in Spain over planned austerity measures that are aimed at preventing an economic crisis in Europe, though critics say they would harm the poor. Continue reading
Sep 29 Wednesday: In Europe, Terror Plot Uncovered, Anti-Austerity Protests British police officers on patrol in London on Wednesday. Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images. Security officials is Europe say a terror plot to wage a shooting spree in Britain, France and Germany is still a threat and authorities are… Continue reading
Sep 27 Sudan's Abyei Village a Possible 'Wobbly Domino' in Referendum Vote By Larisa Epatko Abyei, a village in central Sudan that is still crawling out of its violence-ravaged past, has become one of the keys to holding a peaceful referendum in January. Continue reading
Sep 27 Venezuela's Election Gives Both Sides Something to Celebrate By Larisa Epatko Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's Socialist Party won a majority of the 165-seat National Assembly in Sunday's election, but not a two-thirds majority that would have allowed it to pass major legislation unencumbered. Continue reading
Sep 27 Lesson From Ed Miliband's Rise in U.K. The brothers Miliband: Ed (left) and David (right) at the Labour party conference in England. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Updated Oct. 4 Editor's Note: We have confirmed with his staff that Ed Miliband did indeed serve as an… Continue reading