Apr 16 Watch Icelandic Volcano Eruption Continues to Disrupt European Airspace An ash plume from an erupting glacial volcano in Iceland continues to cause problems for airports worldwide. Ray Suarez reports from London on the dangers the volcanic ash poses for air travel. Continue watching
Apr 15 Sudanese Await Results of National Elections By Larisa Epatko A five-day voting period in Sudan ended Thursday, and ballot-counting was set to begin, in national elections considered an important step for the country's democracy but marred by allegations of fraud and opposition party boycotts. Continue reading
Apr 15 British Prime Minister Hopefuls Debate for First Time on TV By Larisa Epatko Britain's three main candidates for prime minister are meeting in their first televised debate Thursday, ahead of what has turned into a highly contested national election on May 6. Continue reading
Apr 15 Thursday: Tax Day; Obama to Outline Space Plan; Benjamin Hooks Dies at 85 By Jason Breslow Felipe Castro advertises tax preparation services in Miami. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.) It's April 15, which means, of course, it's tax day. The Big Money marks the occasion with a look at the five worst parts of… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Icelandic Volcano Eruption Strands Air Passengers Across Europe A giant cloud of ash from a glacial volcano in Iceland grounded hundreds of flights across northern Europe. Kylie Morris of Independent Television News provides an update on when air traffic might resume. Continue watching
Apr 14 Seismologist: China's Quake Severe But Not Unusual By Larisa Epatko A series of temblors shook the sparsely populated area of Qinghai Province in the Tibetan plateau, killing at least 400 people and injuring 10,000. Continue reading
Apr 14 Quake Kills Hundreds in China; Bernanke to Testify on Economy A series of powerful earthquakes slammed western China early Wednesday, killing at least 400 people and injuring more than 10,000 in remote Qinghai Province. The largest quake to hit the mainly Tibetan region, which is mostly populated by farmers… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Investigators Probe Mine Disaster in West Virginia More than a week after an explosion killed 29 coal miners in West Virginia, officials continue to investigate the cause of the disaster and the emergency response. Gwen Ifill talks to reporter Ed O'Keefe of the Washington Post for the… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Investors Help Bring Sanitation to Kenya's Poor Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya, where private capital is being used to help install toilets and sanitation facilities in the country's poorest areas. Continue watching