Issues of corruption and presidential immunity are plaguing Pakistan's civilian government, which is under pressure from both the military and the judiciary. President Sarkozy announces that France is suspending its military and training operations in Afghanistan following the fatal shooting of several French troops by an Afghan soldier. Finally, Indonesia takes drastic new action to stop dare-devils from hitching a free, if dangerous, train ride.
"Design flaws” and management errors by 54 officials in the crash of a bullet train in July that killed 40 people and injured scores, a government report said on Wednesday in the wake of a public outcry.
This week, we travel to Indonesia to bring you a special edition of the show. We begin with a look at the country's addiction to cigarettes, where a million children have taken up the habit.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy landed in Morocco's northern city of Tangiers on Thursday to help kick off work on Africa's first high-speed rail line, which will link the port town of Casablanca to the country's southern capital Rabat.
First, Beijing tells America and Europe to gets its fiscal houses in order and end their addiction to credit. Next, China's high-speed rail ambition grinds to a halt following a deadly accident. Finally, we visit one Chinese island that takes those with a taste for the high-life a step beyond paradise.
A packed passenger train derailed in Poland Friday, killing one person and injuring dozens near the central city of Piotrkow Trybunalski. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.
Chinese authorities announced late Wednesday that they have halted all new railway construction projects and reduced existing speed limits on newly built high-speed lines in the wake of a July 23 train crash that left 40 dead.
In China, a fatal high-speed rail crash has led some to question whether the price of the country's breakneck development is too high. Also, the smashing of a human trafficking ring in China leads to the release of dozens of children. Finally, we take a closer look at Pakistan’s glamorous new foreign minister.
The rest of the world may quiver over the debt deadlock but all that matters to Washington lawmakers are the phone calls, letters, and emails of frenzied constituents. Also, the media blitz of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s New York accuser, and the difference between democracy and free speech in the wake of the China train disaster.
The rest of the world may quiver over the debt deadlock but all that matters to Washington lawmakers are the phone calls, letters, and emails of frenzied constituents. Also, the media blitz of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s New York accuser, and the difference between democracy and free speech in the wake of the China train disaster.
