Mar 18 Clean Water's Ripple Effects in Other Lands By Hari Sreenivasan Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro visited the Rundown to talk about the reporting he's recently done on water issues in Ethiopia -- including the steps one village is taking to address them in a country where perhaps three-quarters of… Continue reading
Mar 18 Views of Sudan: Embattled nation faces crucial votes By Larisa Epatko JUBA, Sudan | The people of Sudan have two important votes approaching: national elections next month in which they will decide whether President Omar al-Bashir should stay or go, and a referendum in early 2011 in which the south will… Continue reading
Mar 18 Why Are Thai Protesters Using Blood in 'Red Shirt' Political Demonstrations? By Larisa Epatko Thai government protesters, who call themselves "Red Shirts," rallied Thursday for a fifth straight day in Bangkok, after dousing the prime minister's residence gates with their own blood as a symbol of their discontent. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch News Wrap: American Pleads Guilty in Mumbai Attacks In other news Thursday, a Chicago man pleaded guilty to helping plan the 2008 terror attacks in India, and the Pennsylvania woman known as 'Jihad Jane' was arraigned for allegedly plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Al-Qaida 'On the Run,' CIA Chief Panetta Says Improved relations with Pakistan have helped the CIA dismantle al-Qaida's core organization, leaving the terrorist group in disarray, according to CIA Director Leon Panetta. Jim Lehrer gets two views on the vulnerability of the terror group. Continue watching
Mar 16 Yemen Dispatch: Battling Insurgents By Margaret Warner Yemeni security forces are working on honing their counterterrorism tactics in the battle against a resurgent al-Qaeda affiliate in the region -- AQAP, or Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. It was AQAP that recruited and trained the would-be Christmas… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch News Wrap: 9/11 Rescue Workers Offered Settlement In other news Friday, thousands of emergency personnel who suffered health problems because of their work following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are considering a settlement offer, and the president has delayed his Asia trip to urge lawmakers to… Continue watching
Mar 12 Ground Zero Workers Weigh $657 Million Settlement Offer By Ray Suarez Thousands of workers who labored at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks may be eligible to split up to $657.5 million in settlement money for damage to their health from… Continue reading
Mar 12 Friday: Ground Zero Workers Reach Settlement; Obama to Delay Asia Trip More than 10,000 Ground Zero rescue workers made ill by dust and other contaminants left by the collapse of the World Trade Center could receive as much as $657.5 million in damages under a settlement reached with the city… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 'Jihad Jane' Suspect Suggests Changing Face of Terrorism American Colleen LaRose, the self-proclaimed "Jihad Jane," faces terror charges for trying to murder a Swedish artist for his depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Gwen Ifill talks to a reporter about the threat of domestic terrorism. Continue watching