May 12 Obama, Karzai Reaffirm U.S.-Afghan Partnership at Press Conference By Larisa Epatko After months of public discord, President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai reaffirmed their countries' strong ties and commitment to a secure and stable Afghanistan at a joint White House press conference Wednesday. Continue reading
May 12 Through a Child's Lens: Two Years After the China Quake By Talea Miller On May 12, 2008, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit China's Sichuan province, leaving more than 70,000 people dead and 18,000 missing. In an effort to document what life is like in the region now, the American Red Cross distributed 200 disposable… Continue reading
May 12 Colombia's Presidential Election Turns Into Tight Race By Larisa Epatko Colombia's presidential election on May 30 is developing into an unexpectedly tight race between a Green Party candidate who represents a new face and anti-corruption efforts, and a former defense minister who promises to carry out the current fight against… Continue reading
May 11 Editorial Round-up: EU Rescue Plan By Larisa Epatko Now that European leaders have agreed to a 750 billion euro ($955 billion) relief plan to stem Europe's debt crisis, steps are being taken to make the money available to eurozone countries in need of the help -- and reactions… Continue reading
May 11 Watch News Wrap: Tornadoes, Severe Storms Slam Kansas and Oklahoma In other news Tuesday, severe storms hit Oklahoma and Kansas overnight, killing at least five people and injuring nearly 60 and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of his four-day trip to Washington. Continue watching
May 10 Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan Hangs Over Karzai Visit By Larisa Epatko The July 2011 deadline President Barack Obama set to start withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan serves as the backdrop and lends some urgency to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's meetings in Washington, D.C., this week, analysts say. Continue reading
May 10 Markets React Positively to EU's $960 Billion Bailout Agreement After 11 hours of negotiations that stretched into early Monday, EU finance ministers have agreed to an enormous 750 billion euro (about U.S. $960 billion) bailout plan aimed at preventing the Greek financial crisis from spreading further into the… Continue reading
May 10 Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Resign Following Election Defeat Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces his resignation outside No. 10 Downing St. on Monday. Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced his resignation on Monday, just four days after his Labor Party placed a distant… Continue reading
May 10 Exclusive: Oil Rig Worker Shares Tale of Survival, Fear, Legal Tangles Oil rig survivor Christopher Choy recently shared his story with the NewsHour and NPR. Continue reading
May 07 Gwen's Take: The Politics of Panic By Gwen Ifill It felt as if everyone was rushing to the ramparts this week. From Times Square to the Gulf Coast to Greece and Wall Street, the world has seemed positively out of breath. Part of the reason, of… Continue reading