How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin is a new documentary film by Leslie Woodhead that explores the effect of the seminal rock group on the fall of the Soviet Union. Vote now for the musician that you think has most profoundly affected world events: The Beatles, U2/Bono, Pete Seeger, Michael Jackson or Bob Dylan.
The Americas
How You See It
November 6, 2009
Beatles punctured the Iron Curtain and rocked the Kremlin
Daily News Brief
November 5, 2009
Today: Israel, flu and bootcamp for Web addicts
Read top stories from around the world as compiled by the Worldfocus newsroom. Today: Saudi Arabia conducts airstrikes against rebels in Yemen; Israel releases an intercepted ship but keeps its weapons; and China bans corporal punishment for Internet addicts.
Interview
November 4, 2009
Questioning how terror suspects are treated overseas
Today in Milan, Italy, there was a landmark court ruling regarding a program run by the Central Intelligence Agency known as "extraordinary rendition." Under that program, terror suspects were secretly detained and flown to foreign countries for interrogations. Gabor Rona, international legal director of Human Rights First, speaks to Daljit Dhaliwal.
Peter Eisner
November 3, 2009
Looking beyond the Honduran political crisis
Peter Eisner blogs about why Honduras needs financial support, economic relief and social help. He contends that the U.S. and other nations should increase their foreign aid, since 50 percent of Honduras' 7.7 million people live below the poverty line -- and almost 40 percent are children.
Daily News Brief
November 3, 2009
Today: Myanmar, Finnish layoffs and music in Morocco
Today's news roundup from around the world. Nokia announces layoffs in Finland; the French will send a delegation to North Korea; and bookstores are closing in Samarkand.
Interview
October 30, 2009
A breakthrough for Honduras’ political crisis
Christopher Sabatini, the senior director of policy for the Council of the Americas and an expert on Latin American affairs discusses the resolution of the political crisis in Honduras with David Brancaccio. He analyzes the factors that led to the breakthrough agreement between the deposed president and the de facto government -- and the likelihood it will succeed.
Daily News Brief
October 30, 2009
Today: Honduras, Pakistan and new domains on the Web
News from around the world brought to you by the Worldfocus staff. Today: George Mitchell is in Israel, the Pakistani army is in Waziristan, and the Internet gets new alphabets for domain names.
Daily News Brief
October 29, 2009
Today: Iran, Zimbabwe and overcrowded cemeteries
Stories from around the world brought to you by the Worldfocus newsroom. Today: An Iranian response; a United Nations representative is rebuffed in Zimbabwe; Hillary Clinton in Pakistan; and the City Of London cemetery wants inhabitants to double up to save space.
Interview
October 27, 2009
Gays make major strides in Latin American nations
As part of the Worldfocus series "Beyond the Headlines," Daljit Dhaliwal interviews Brazilian scholar Felipe Bruno Martins Fernandes about the status of gays and lesbians in Latin America.
Daily News Brief
October 27, 2009
Today: Guinea sanctions, Israeli settlers, and burger prices
Read stories from around the world, brought to you by the Worldfocus newsroom. Today: sanctions against Guinean military leaders; executions in China; and why McDonald's is pulling out of Iceland.
