Dec 05 Margaret Warner: Dispatch from Britain The small village west of London my crew and I visited today was bustling with Saturday shoppers doing errands for Christmas, and for their daily lives. The Salvation Army Santas were ringing their bells, and greens and lights festooned the… Continue reading
Dec 04 From Brussels: Secretary Clinton on NATO Troop Pledge By Larisa Epatko On tonight's NewsHour, Margaret Warner interviews Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from Brussels, where 25 NATO allies agreed to send about 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Continue reading
Dec 04 Fred de Sam Lazaro: Making Foreign Stories Less Foreign This year marks two decades since my first overseas assignment, which actually came quite by accident. This Minnesotan was on his way to India for a winter vacation when my editor suggested that I bring back a story or two… Continue reading
Dec 03 Margaret Warner: Dispatch From Brussels It was nearly 1 p.m. Thursday before Secretary Clinton got to her 757 airplane at Andrews AFB, looking remarkably unbattered after a day-and-a-half of being grilled by Senate and House members doubtful about the wisdom of the surge-and-withdraw course… Continue reading
Dec 02 Analysts Agree Obama's Afghan Plan Is Strong, But Some Question Timeline By Larisa Epatko President Obama on Tuesday outlined an approach to the Afghan war that will involve sending 30,000 more troops on an expedited mission to help secure Afghanistan and prevent a safe haven for al-Qaida in Pakistan. Continue reading
Dec 01 President Obama Set to Unveil Afghan War Strategy After a three-month review of options, President Barack Obama is set to unveil his long-awaited new strategy for the war in Afghanistan in a prime-time address to the nation tonight. Continue reading
Nov 30 More Troops Expected in 'Center of Gravity' in Southern Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko The agricultural area of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is vulnerable to insurgent forces, and therefore generally expected to receive more troops under President Obama's forthcoming revised Afghan strategy, reported Ben Gilbert of GlobalPost. Continue reading
Nov 30 Hondurans Elect Conservative Rancher as President By Larisa Epatko In an election overshadowed by the country's recent political upheaval, Hondurans voted on Sunday to make conservative rancher Porfirio Lobo their next president. Continue reading
Nov 30 U.S., Europe Respond Angrily to Iran's Threat to Build More Nuclear Plants By Online DA Iran has refused to comply with a United Nations demand to halt enrichment at one of its nuclear facilities, and escalated the specter of new sanctions by declaring it would build 10 more plants. Continue reading
Nov 29 Hondurans Vote for New President, Hoping to Leave Political Chaos Behind By Larisa Epatko Hondurans voted for their next president Sunday, with exit polls showing a sizable lead for the opposition party. In addition to a change in party leadership, many voters expressed the need to put the country's political troubles behind them. Continue reading