Daljit Dhaliwal To Take Over As Anchor Of PBS' "Worldfocus"
Daljit Dhaliwal has been named anchor of PBS' "Worldfocus." Dhaliwal will replace Martin Savidge, who will return to the field and remain on the progr...
Daljit Dhaliwal has been named anchor of PBS' "Worldfocus." Dhaliwal will replace Martin Savidge, who will return to the field and remain on the progr...
Worldfocus | Posted 05.25.2011
From the Arab world's first gay rights demonstration to wild parties to a new graphic magazine, sexual attitudes are changing in Beirut. For a count...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with Cuban President Raul Castro to discuss improving relations, amid speculation that the U.S. is rea...
WorldFocus | Samuel Loewenberg | Posted 05.25.2011
In a country as bloody as Guatemala, the last two weeks have stood out. In the last several years, bus drivers have became targets for street gangs ...
WorldFocus | Peter Eisner | Posted 05.25.2011
For 47 years, the United States has imposed a trade embargo against communist Cuba. And in recent years, former President Bush made it harder to tra...
Worldfocus | Peter Eisner | Posted 05.25.2011
For the Worldfocus signature story "Social, economic change is in the air in post-Fidel Cuba," Worldfocus correspondent Peter Eisner spoke with both...
Talk to US | Posted 05.25.2011
In partnership with Ground Report and WorldFocus, our Talk to US initiative asks web users around the world to share perspectives on international new...
Worldfocus | Posted 05.25.2011
During the last year, more than 6,000 people have been murdered in Mexico's drug wars, more than 700 of them in Tijuana alone. Teodoro Eduardo Garc...
Worldfocus | Posted 05.25.2011
Last year, waves of attacks on immigrants swept through South Africa. Now those same immigrants are caught between violence in a country that wants ...
Worldfocus | Posted 05.25.2011
Venezuelans recently voted for a referendum to end term limits, which could potentially extend President Hugo Chávez's term indefinitely. Chávez i...
Talk to US | Posted 05.25.2011
The financial crisis has had a profound effect on communities around the world. The International Labor Organization says worldwide job losses could r...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
The small island nation of Haiti relies heavily on food imports, but with prices soaring, some Haitians are resorting to eating mud. The cookies --...
WorldFocus | Martin Savidge | Posted 05.25.2011
Chinese President Hu Jintao ended his tour of four African nations this week, having promised to deepen ties with the continent. A lot of chatter ...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
President Barack Obama is dealing with the expanding war in Afghanistan, violence in neighboring Pakistan and militants on both sides of the Afghan-...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
Israel is commonly referred to as the Jewish state, but the label may not capture Israel's rapidly changing demographics. A wave of immigration over...
WorldFocus | Martin Savidge | Posted 05.25.2011
Though the U.S. has often been called the "land of opportunity," the country is losing some of its top minds to companies overseas. In a phenomenon...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
Jan. 1 marked the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, when the nation's U.S.-backed government was overthrown and Fidel Castro took power. A f...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
Satellite television has reached even conservative parts of the Arab world, where hundreds of programs are now available. The Middle East's MBC-4 be...
Worldfocus | Posted 05.25.2011
Worldfocus.org's weekly radio show explores the worsening situation in Somalia, taking a look beyond the pirate frenzy offshore and examining the caus...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. dropped millions of gallons of Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant, on Vietnam in an attempt to remove the jungle used ...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
In the U.S., Vietnam has been largely out of public view in the three decades since the war. But during that time, Vietnam has gone through remarkab...
WorldFocus | Posted 05.25.2011
War has raged through the Democratic Republic of Congo for more than a decade -- it has been called the deadliest conflict since World War II. The ...
New York Times | Elizabeth Jensen | Posted 05.25.2011
For 10 years, the BBC has largely had to itself the American market for television news that is not United States-centric, thanks to its distribution ...
New York Times | Elizabeth Jensen | Posted 05.25.2011
The correspondent Martin Savidge is leaving NBC News for public television, where he is to become the anchor of a new weeknight broadcast that will fo...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011