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  • In Iraq's Restive Anbar, Many Sunnis Now Resigned
    In Iraq, the minority Sunnis have boycotted previous elections — many of them under threat from insurgents. But now that Sunnis have cast their votes in this month's parliamentary elections, how will they react if their side loses? Many in Fallujah seem resigned to accept what they get.
  • Turf Fight Is New Front In Mexico's Drug War
    Violence has exploded in Mexico's northeastern border cities, just across the Rio Grande from South Texas, as two drug mafias engage in a vicious new fight for turf. Gunfights have killed dozens of people, and communities up and down the river fear it's just the beginning.
  • U.S., Mexico Vow Action On Slain Americans
    Mexican and U.S. leaders have vowed to track down the gunmen who killed three people, including two U.S. citizens, with ties to the U.S. Consulate in the border town of Juarez. Mexican authorities say they believe the killings are linked to the country's raging drug war.
  • Georgia 'Invasion' Report Stirs Panic
    A program broadcast Saturday by Georgia's Imeldi Television used file footage from the 2008 Russian invasion of the former Soviet republic to depict a fictional "new" invasion. The episode stirred panic in Georgia reminiscent of Orson Welles' famous <em>War of the Worlds</em> radio broadcast. Freelance journalist Matthew Collin offers his insight.
  • China Rejects Currency Calls
    Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has rejected international calls for the Chinese currency to appreciate. Many American economists and members of Congress complain that an undervalued currency gives Chinese exports an unfair advantage and makes other countries' exports relatively more expensive, slowing economic growth in the U.S. and elsewhere.
  • In Marjah, Rooting Out The Taliban Is Only The Start
    U.S. and Afghan forces are continuing an offensive to clear insurgents from Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. But the most difficult part of the operation &mdash; paving the way for Afghans to take the reins and establish effective local governance &mdash; has only begun.
  • As U.S.-Israel Relations Sink, Who Will Blink First?
    U.S.-Israeli relations are in crisis following Israel's announcement of new housing for Jews to be built in East Jerusalem, on territory that Palestinians hope will be their future capital. With Israel's prime minister scheduled to be in Washington next week for talks, who will seek to mend fences first &mdash; and fast?
  • German Diocese Suspends Priest
    The pope's former diocese said Monday a priest who had been convicted of sexually abusing minors during the pontiff's tenure as archbishop has been suspended from his pastoral duties for violating a condition he not work with youth.
  • Thai Leader Rejects Ultimatum To Disband Parliament
    Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters vowed to continue their push to oust the government, threatening to pour more than 2,000 pints of blood drawn from their ranks at Government House, the seat of government, if their renewed dissolution demand is rejected.
  • Cartel Hit Men Blamed For Latest Juarez Slayings
    Authorities suspect members of a gang of hit men allied with the Juarez drug cartel separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border city, killing an American couple and a Mexican man.
  • Grief, Rage Fuel Juarez Mothers' Search For Justice
    In the throes of a vicious drug war, Mexico's border city of Juarez &mdash; with its endless wave of kidnappings and executions &mdash; has become one of the most violent places on earth. The city is shouldering unfathomable sorrow, and its mothers are the most public face of that suffering.
  • 3 With Ties To U.S. Consulate Killed In Juarez
    Two American citizens and a Mexican citizen, all associated with the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, were killed in a drive-by shooting over the weekend. The State Department issued a warning to U.S. citizens traveling and living in Mexico, and also authorized government personnel from U.S. consulates in six border cities to send their families out of the area because of drug-related violence.
  • Israeli Settlement Plans Touch Off Political Tensions
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confronting growing political problems following last week's announcement that more Israeli settlements would be built in East Jerusalem. The announcement was made while Vice President Joe Biden was in the Middle East promoting peace talks.
  • Astrologist Fills In Iraq's Election Results Void
    Only about 30 percent of votes are counted from last week's parliamentary elections in Iraq. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki holds a strong lead from declared results in Baghdad. But there are no results yet from the next two biggest cities: Mosul and Basra. One popular TV astrologist says he has done complete astrological charts for several candidates.
  • More Abuse Allegations Anger Germany's Catholics
    Since the first media reports emerged in January, hundreds of Germans have come forward to say they were physically or sexually abused by priests. The victims say their complaints were dismissed or ignored by the church hierarchy. The Vatican says Pope Benedict, who was archbishop of Munich when some of the cases occurred, was not involved in the cover-up. Reporter Thomas Marzahl talks with Linda Wertheimer about the allegations.
 
 
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