Asia
Through threats, danger, Afghani woman angling to be country's first female prime minister
Fawzia Koofi is one of the most prominent women in Afghanistan and she's angling for higher office: she wants to be the country's first female prime minister. But she has to survive, first.
California turns to Chinese company, labor to build most of new Bay Bridge span
Much of the actual construction of San Francisco's new Bay Bridge was actually done in China. The bridge was then shipped to San Francisco for assembly....
Passengers spend 8 hours stuck on Air India Flight 131, just miles from destination
They sat at London's Gatwick airport for more than eight hours without food, waiting to get to London's Heathrow airport, despite it being close enough that some passengers volunteered to walk....
VIDEO: Flooding inundates Thailand, threatens Bangkok
Thousands have been hurt by rising flood waters in Thailand as one of the worst monsoons in years hits the country. Bangkok is next in line....
Richard Holbrooke’s legacy all over Afghanistan, Pakistan
Join us as we look back at the legacy of Richard Holbrooke, the American super diplomat who couldn't quite achieve all his goals in Afghanistan and Pakistan....
Myanmar ‘to Grant Prisoner Amnesty’
In an effort to gain a level of international acceptance, the government of Myanmar has agreed to grant amnesty to some of the political dissidents it has imprisoned....
What soft power looks like: US influence in Indonesia
The US created a multimillion dollar space for people under 30 in Jakarta's upscale Pacific Place mall in an effort to extend its influence in Indonesia....
Touring ghost towns left behind by Japan's nuclear disaster
More than 100,000 people living within 12 miles of the Fukushima plant were ordered out -- a journalist touring an abandoned town in the area describes what he found....
First ever Chinese-American ambassador to China
Gary Locke is the first Chinese-American to serve as ambassador to China, and some Chinese are hopeful he can bridge cultures....
Locals in Indonesia making a living as rented carpool riders
Some streets in Indonesia are restricted to cars with three riders, so Indonesians are making a living by renting themselves out as riders....
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