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  • No Joke: A Comic Runs for Venezuelan President
    The candidate who's caught the public eye in the race against Hugo Chavez is Benjamin Rausseo, a beloved comedian. Rausseo cracks that he and Chavez have a lot in common: they grew up poor, they're ugly, they talk. Only, unlike the globe-trotting El Presidente, Rausseo says he actually lives in Venezuela. With Chavez ahead in the polls, a spokeswoman calls the opposition -- what else -- a joke.
  • Local Experts Analyze Calamitous News Coming From Middle East And North Africa
    Local experts discuss the latest news coming out of the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Chuck and Kathy Collins lost their daughter Tiffanie to bacterial meningitis in 1996. They are both involved with The Compassionate Friends, a support group for people who have lost children. They are chairing the group’s 2010 national conference, which is being held in Arlington, Va., July 2-4.
    Where Bereaved Parents Don't Feel So Alone
    The Compassionate Friends is often described as the type of organization that nobody really wants to belong to. But many people are relieved to meet at a place where they can tell stories about their dead children as if they were still alive.
  • Portrait of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, taken in the chinese room in Buckingham Palace, 1992.
    The House Of Windsor: The 1947 Royal Wedding: The People's Wedding
    Airs Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • Setting Up Radio Shangra-La
    Lisa Napoli, formerly with Public Radio's MARKETPLACE program, got the opportunity of a lifetime when she was invited to start a radio station in Bhutan. There she got a front row seat as this mystical Himalayan nation transitions from timeless monarchy to 21-st Century democracy.
  • China Celebrates Success Of Olympic Games
    As the Summer Olympics in Beijing end, Chinese citizens considers the event a resounding success, and national pride goes beyond the gold medals won by Chinese athletes.
  • Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi arrives at a hotel to give television interviews in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday.
    Tribes Regroup As Gadhafi's Control Is Threatened
    Before Moammar Gadhafi came to power, the roughly 140 tribes and clans in Libya helped shape the country's military and political landscape. When Gadhafi took the reins, he used the classic tactic of divide and conquer to reduce the tribes' authority. Now the tribes are striking back.
  • Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi speaks in Tripoli on June 12, 2010, during a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of the American military bases in the country.
    If Power Shifts In Libya, Transition Could Be Bumpy
    Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's political genius has been his skill in creating a state that revolves completely around him while claiming that he has no formal role in government and is simply an adviser to the people.
  • Libyan rebels watch smoke rising from an oil pipe just outside the town of Ras Lanuf, where many anti-regime fighters retreated after artillery and airstrikes from government troops Wednesday.
    U.N. Security Council Votes To Sanction Gadhafi
    The unanimous vote came as supporters of the Libyan leader imposed a virtual reign of terror over Tripoli. Earlier in the day, President Barack Obama said Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately.
  • What Changes Will Result From Current Uprisings In North Africa?
    How might the uprisings in Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain and Egypt affect global politics? And, what role should the United States play in shaping the future of the Middle East and North Africa? We discuss the latest news on the political unrest in Libya and its surrounding countries.
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