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REPORT | Sept. 2, 2011

What Does 9/11 Mean to People in Afghanistan?

  • What does 9/11 mean to the people who live in Afghanistan and the Americans troops fighting there? Special correspondent Adam Pletts reports on the feelings regarding the terror attacks on American soil, which he gathered from both groups while embedded with U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Sept. 2, 2011

10 Years Later, 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Linger in Pakistan

  • 10 Years Later, 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Linger in Pakistan
  • Ten years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, many Pakistanis still don't know who perpetrated the assault, according to GlobalPost's Pakistan reporter Suzanna Koster.

ART BEAT BLOG | Sept. 2, 2011

The Art of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi

  • As we speak, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and would-be heir to Moammar Gadhafi, is on the run and still vowing not to surrender to the rebels in Libya. Under very different circumstances in 2002, he staged an exhibition of his art in London.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Sept. 1, 2011

Security at the Forefront of Mexican President's Address

  • Security at the Forefront of Mexican President's Address
  • Mexican President Felipe Calderon is set to address the nation on Friday, a week after the torching of the Casino Royale in Monterrey, which killed 52 people, putting security and the government's bloody battles with drug cartels at the forefront of public concerns.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Sept. 1, 2011

Russia Recognizes Libyan Rebels as Leaders Meet

  • Russia Recognizes Libyan Rebels as Leaders Meet
  • Representatives from 60 countries, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and representatives from China and Russia, gathered in Paris Thursday for a major conference on Libya's transition.

REPORT | Aug. 31, 2011

Gadhafi Loyalists Reject Rebels' Deadline to Surrender

  • Gadhafi Loyalists Reject Rebels' Deadline to Surrender
  • Libyan rebel forces continue to hunt for Moammar Gadhafi as loyalists in his hometown of Sirte have refused to lay down arms, despite rebels imposing a Saturday deadline to surrender. International Television News' Lindsey Hilsum and Emma Murphy report from Tripoli.

UPDATE | Aug. 31, 2011

Student Education Reform Protests Rock Chile

  • Student Education Reform Protests Rock Chile
  • What started as a student demonstration has turned into the largest protest against the Chilean government since the return of democracy two decades ago, and has harmed the popularity of the current conservative government.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Aug. 31, 2011

Photojournalism Project Aims to 'Open Window' to Afghanistan

  • Photojournalism Project Aims to 'Open Window' to Afghanistan
  • Most of the stories coming out of Afghanistan have to do with war and suffering, but one photojournalism project is designed to shift the focus and to show the world what people's day-to-day lives are like.

SLIDE SHOW | Aug. 31, 2011

Capturing Daily Life in Afghanistan

  • Capturing Daily Life in Afghanistan
  • Afghan journalist Farooq Jan Mangal took these photos in his hometown, Khost, to show what his daily life is like. The project is run by the Denmark-based non-profit organization International Media Support.

REPORT | Aug. 30, 2011

In Brazil, Women's Changing Roles, Attitudes Leading to Smaller Families

  • In Brazil, Women's Changing Roles, Attitudes Leading to Smaller Families
  • Despite having the most Catholics in the world, 80 percent of Brazilian women of childbearing age are using some form of artificial contraception. In partnership with National Geographic Magazine, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro examines the declining fertility rate, which has dropped to just 1.9 children per woman.

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