Jill McGivering

Maternal mortality in Afghanistan

Health & Medicine

Badakhshan in northeast Afghanistan now ranked second worst in the world in maternal mortality — how NGOs are stepping in to help.

The World

Pakistan Debates Blasphemy Laws

Conflict & Justice
The World

Pakistanis still homeless from floods blame government corruption

Environment
The World

As floodwaters recede, some Pakistanis view US differently

Environment
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Afghan bus drivers tell of roadblocks in war; Karzai bans private security

Conflict & Justice
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This week’s agenda with Chris Hayes and Jill McGivering

On the agenda: this morning’s Senate deal on health care reform; where U.S. and Pakistani relations are headed; when Guant-namo Bay might close; the end results of climate meetings in Copenhagen; and the president’s coming vacation in Hawaii.

The World

This week’s agenda with Marcus Mabry and Jill McGivering

For this week’s agenda, we look ahead to President Obama’s upcoming speech to school children across the country, the week on Wall Street after the long holiday weekend, and the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

The World

Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to House Arrest

Conflict & Justice

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to another 18 months of house arrest after an American man swam out to her lakeside home in May. BBC Asia expert Jill McGivering tells The Takeaway about the sentence and the uninvited visitor.

The World

Hillary Clinton and North Korea: A War of Words

Global Politics

Secretary of State Clinton urged North Korea to renounce nuclear weapons; North Korea responded by insulting Clinton and announcing that disarmament talks were dead. BBC’s Asia correspondent Jill McGivering joins The Takeaway to explain what’s at stake.

The World

Escalating Violence in Afghanistan

Taliban attacks today rocked two eastern cities in Afghanistan. The AP reports that 13 Taliban militants and Afghan security forces have died in the attacks. The Takeaway talks to Jill McGivering, a BBC reporter in London.