As the European Union struggles to contain the euro crisis, Spain is quickly approaching an economic collapse. The country is among those in line to receive a Greece-style bailout, though experts say its time for one may come sooner than once expected.
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.
With the Taliban all but routed from their former stronghold of Marjah in Afghanistan, the U.S. and NATO forces will now focus on the much larger city of Kandahar.
For today's Geo Quiz we asked where Islam ranks among the many religions of India? The answer is SECOND?right after Hinduism. Now one conservative Muslim group has declared that the national song is un-Islamic. The BBC's Chris Morris has the story.
The Himalayan glaciers that feed many of Asia's most important rivers are receding. The BBC's Chris Morris treks to the face of one of the glaciers that feeds the Ganges to see for himself and assess the possible impact.
A NATO aircraft has attacked two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan. Chris Morris, correspondent for the BBC, is watching the fallout from this airstrike and joins The Takeaway from Kabul.
The Takeaway talks to Chris Morris, BBC's South Asia reporter, about news from post-election Afghanistan: the casualty count among coalition troops, assertions of voting fraud, and the release of Mohammad Jawad, the youngest prisoner in Guant-namo Bay.
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After weeks of wrangling, the Senate has approved a nuclear deal that allows the exportation of American nuclear materials to India. The agreement is being seen as a cornerstone in improving relations between the two countries.
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. People in Bhutan headed to the polls today in their nation's first parliamentary election. Anchor Marco Werman spoke with the BBC's Chris Morris, who's in Thimphu.