Dec 23 Somalia, Pakistan Rank Among Top Crises of 2009 By Larisa Epatko When reviewing 2009's humanitarian emergencies, several international aid organizations cited the massive needs of those displaced by fighting in places such as Somalia and Pakistan, and growing obstacles to accessing those in need of help. Continue reading
Dec 23 Gunmen in Mexico Kill Sailor's Family in Apparent Revenge Attack By Larisa Epatko Last week, a Mexican sailor, Melquisedet Angulo, died in a raid that killed a drug kingpin. This week, hit men shot dead the sailor's mother, siblings and aunt in an apparent revenge killing. Continue reading
Dec 23 In Iran, Memorials for Dissident Cleric Morph Into Protests By Larisa Epatko Opposition protests and a smattering of anti-government counter-demonstrations continued in Iran on Wednesday, three days after the death of the country's most senior dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch In Somalia, Militant Attacks Threaten to Topple a Fragile Regime Jeffrey Brown speaks with The New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson about how the militant threat to Somalia's fragile government impacts counter-terror efforts. Continue watching
Dec 22 Blizzard '09 as Seen From Space The weekend storm that dumped more snow on Washington, DC, than the area usually sees in an entire winter was a Nor'easter, a powerful storm characterized by a strong low-pressure center that forms in the Gulf of Mexico… Continue reading
Dec 21 Iranians Mourn Passing of Dissident Cleric By Larisa Epatko Iranians amassed in Qom on Monday to mourn the loss of dissident cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, considered the spiritual voice of the opposition movement. Continue reading
Dec 21 Mauna Loa Birthplace of Global CO2 Monitoring By Larisa Epatko As nations move forward with managing carbon dioxide emissions, how will they track their progress? The answer comes in part from a global network of CO2 sampling sites that was born decades ago at Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Continue reading
Dec 18 The Rundown with Mark and David: Winter Storms and Health Reform By Hari Sreenivasan After columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks dropped by The Rundown for the first time last week, many of you left great comments about our quest for a title for this feature. We decided to go with "The Rundown… Continue reading
Dec 18 Obama Urges Action, Meets With Chinese Premier By Maureen Hoch President Barack Obama told world leaders Friday that it was time to come together on a climate change agreement, calling out stubborn positions that have stood in the way of progress, namely between rich and poorer countries. Continue reading
Dec 17 Reversal of Amnesty Law Roils Pakistani Politics By Larisa Epatko A day after Pakistan's Supreme Court overturned an amnesty law for thousands of politicians, including President Asif Ali Zardari, opposition groups renewed pressure on the president to resign. Continue reading