Feb 11 Crowds Mark Iran's Anniversary as Ahmadinejad Touts Nuclear Potential By Larisa Epatko Flag-waving crowds rallied in central Tehran on Thursday to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, which also prompted spin-off government protests that security forces worked to disperse. Continue reading
Feb 11 Former President Clinton Hospitalized, Undergoes Heart Procedure Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized Thursday in New York after complaining about chest pain. A statement released by Douglas Band, a counselor to Clinton, read: "Today President Bill Clinton was admitted to the Columbia Campus of New… Continue reading
Feb 11 Rogoff: EU's Debt Move Just 'One Stage in a Multi-act Drama' EU leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels Thursday pledged to act to help Greece avoid default on its massive public debt, but they offered few specifics about what aid might be offered and in what form. With other… Continue reading
Feb 11 Thursday: Iran Declares Nuclear Success; East Shovels Out; Greece Will Get Aid As hundreds of thousands of government supporters rallied Thursday in Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of the Iranian revolution, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used the occasion to declare that Iran had produced its first stock of 20 percent enriched uranium. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch East Coast Slowly Digs Out From Record Snowfall As much of the East Coast continues to shovel out from this week's record-breaking snowfall, air travel and other businesses assessed the damage to their bottom lines. After a report from Ray Suarez, Jim Lehrer talks to an aviation reporter… Continue watching
Feb 10 Amid Violence, Governments Grapple With Taliban Talks By Larisa Epatko As U.S. drones continue to target al-Qaida allied militants in Pakistan, and international forces seek to stamp out Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan officials are trying to develop ways to engage moderate elements of the Taliban to bring… Continue reading
Feb 10 Blizzard Forces Gridlocked Congress into Complete Stop Washington, D.C., has a chance to break its record for the most snow in a season as the second crippling snowstorm in a week descended on the capital Tuesday into Wednesday. The blowing winds have forced the U.S. Congress,… Continue reading
Feb 10 Two Hours in Haiti: Relief Flights Held to Rapid Pace By Larisa Epatko For weeks following the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, a steady stream of airplanes stuffed with medical and other relief supplies shuttled in and out of the Port-au-Prince airport. Adhering to a strict time frame, the workers had just two… Continue reading
Feb 10 Wednesday's Headlines: Snowstorms Pound the East; Greek Workers Strike -- A plow removes snow in front of the News Corp building in Manhattan during a snowstorm Wednesday. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images.) The second powerful snowstorm to hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast in less than a week has,… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch Officials Scramble as Snow Cripples Much of Northeast Government officials up and down much of the East Coast on Wednesday rushed to respond to a biting snowstorm that left thousands without power and strained already tight state and local budgets. Gwen Ifill speaks with state leaders and other… Continue watching