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 06.01.2009 | World
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 05.09.2009 | World
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 04.30.2009 | World
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 04.11.2009 | World
For the Worldfocus signature story "Social, economic change is in the air in post-Fidel Cuba," Worldfocus correspondent Peter Eisner spoke with both...
WorldFocus | Peter Eisner | Posted 04.11.2009 | World
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...
Talk to US | Posted 04.06.2009 | World
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 04.04.2009 | World
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 03.29.2009 | World
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 03.28.2009 | World
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 03.26.2009 | World
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 03.22.2009 | World
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 03.21.2009 | World
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 03.13.2009 | World
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 03.08.2009 | World
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 03.07.2009 | World
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 03.01.2009 | World
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 02.23.2009 | World
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 02.21.2009 | World
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 02.16.2009 | World
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 02.14.2009 | World
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 01.17.2009 | World
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 11.07.2008 | Media
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 09.20.2008 | Media
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 09.17.2009 | Media