Apr 27 35 Years After Vietnam War: The Path Back Home By Larisa Epatko NewsHour special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro recently reported from Vietnam on the stories of several Vietnamese-Americans, who returned to their country of birth, and what they found once they got there. Continue reading
Apr 27 Politico Reporter: Immigration Issue Throws a Wrench Into Washington By Hari Sreenivasan Politico reporter Andy Barr, who has been covering Arizona's controversial new immigration law and its aftermath, stopped by The Rundown to talk about the fallout in Washington and whether Congress will take up the hot-button issue… Continue reading
Apr 26 Exclusive: Cardinal William Levada Describes Crisis in the Church VATICAN CITY | Here's why this interview is a big deal: for five years now, Cardinal William Levada has headed the office that handles all sexual abuse claims and cases that filter up to the Vatican. Levada has not… Continue reading
Apr 26 Sudan's President Bashir Wins Another Term By Larisa Epatko Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir won re-election, according to official results released Monday, in elections held earlier in the month that independent monitors said fell short of international standards. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch News Wrap: Tornadoes and Storms Ravage Southeast, Killing 10 In other news Monday, major cleanups were underway across the South after tornadoes ripped through the region, killing 10 people. Also, the company that owns a West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners died in an explosion defended itself from… Continue watching
Apr 25 Amid Calls for Transparency, Pope Describes Dangers of Digital Age By Margaret Warner Pope Benedict XVI, right, at a digital media conference. Photo by Morgan Till. VATICAN CITY | We've come to Rome for a week to explore how the new wave in the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal is being seen… Continue reading
Apr 23 Coordinated Bombings Kill Dozens at Shiite Sites in Iraq By Larisa Epatko A series of apparently coordinated explosions near Shiite mosques and the offices of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 150 in Iraq on Friday. Continue reading
Apr 23 Friday: Greece Formally Requests IMF-EU Bailout; Oil Rig Sinks in Gulf A poster next to a National Bank of Greece calls for civil servants to strike against austerity cuts. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images.) Greece's national debt crisis reached a tipping point Friday, as its prime minister formally asked the… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch In Haiti, a 'Degree of Vibrancy' Seen Amongst Quake Relief Efforts As the rainy season approaches, relief workers in Haiti continue to move displaced people from tent cities into more substantial housing. Judy Woodruff talks to KQED reporter Dave Iverson about the continuing relief efforts, 100 days after the disaster. Continue watching
Apr 22 In Britain, Foreign Policy Dominates Next Televised Debate Britain's main contenders for prime minister meet again in their second televised debate Thursday night, following their debut on April 15, and the subject this time is foreign policy. The debate is likely to see three central issues… Continue reading