From the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations to Wednesday’s 24 hour general strike over austerity measures in Greece, there’s a growing sense around the globe that the traditional mechanisms for combating economic downturn are no longer working.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Chris Morris in Kabul about the mounting challenges posed by escalating violence and allegations of voting fraud in Afghanistan.
So far, only about a tenth of the votes have been counted in Afghanistan’s presidential election; early numbers show a close race between incumbent Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets the latest from the BBC’s Chris Morris.
