tonight on worldfocus from afghanistan, day three of the biggest nato military offensive that country has seen in years. what happens when the fighting stops? from ireland, the latest on what s being called that country s dirty secret. now the pope gets involved. from cuba, a special report. the cuban government says we re open for business, but american companies get left out in the cold. and from germany, art history. that s what this famous art gallery worries it will become as developers eye their property. from the different perspectives of reporter analysts from around the globe, this is worldfocus. major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america s future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters welcome to worldfocus. i m daljit dhaliwal in new york. it has been a pretty busy day. th
tonight on worldfocus from afghanistan, day three of the biggest nato military offensive that country has seen in years. what happens when the fighting stops? from ireland, the latest on what s being called that country s dirty secret. now the pope gets involved. from cuba, a special report. the cuban government says we re open for business, but american companies get left out in the cold. and from germany, art history. that s what this famous art gallery worries it will become as developers eye their property. from the different perspect i was of reporters and analysts from around the globe, this is worldfocus. major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america s future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters welcome to worldfocus. i m daljit dhaliwal in new york. it has been a pretty busy day. t
tonight on worldfocus. tonight our in depth look at haiti in ruins. as aid from around the world begins to arrive, president obama tells the people of haiti you will not be forsak. an estimated three million haitians may need lp. the heartbreaking story of a night on the streets. the living, the dead and those who are about to enter a world in turmoil. haiti s history, how decades of political instability led to hardship and suffering. and well before the earthquake, haiti s environment at disaster, the causes and consequences of cutting down the forests. from the different perspectives of analysts and reporters around the world, this is worldfocus. major support has been provided by rosalind p. walter and the peter g. peterson foundation, dedicated to promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing key economic challenges facing america s future. and additional funding is provided by the following supporters good evening, welcome to worldfocus. i m daljit dh
> tonight on worldfocus. tonig our indepth lokat haiti in runs. asid from around the wor begins to arri, president oba tells the pple of haiti you will not be foresaken. an estimate 3 million haitians may need help. the hartbreaking story of night on the streets. the living, the dead andhose who are out to ente a world in turmoil. how decades of politica inability lead to hardshipnd suffering. and well befre the rthquake, iti s environmen at disaster, e causes consequences ocutting down the rrests. from th different perspectives of reporters and analysts aund the globe. this is worldfus. > major support has been provid by rosalin dw p. waer. and the peter g. peteon foundation. and additional funding is provided by the flowingsupporrs- good evening, welcome to worldfocus. i m daljit dhaliwaln new york. the mgnitude of the loss of lifend devastationfrom haiti s earthqua became more appant today as the red cross estited that 45 to 50,000 people were lled, and a growing
uproar in britain over the government s attempt to take back compensation paid to soldiers wounded in afghanistan. just what is the loss of a leg worth? a sign of the times, in cuba electronic sign once used by the u.s. to blast the castro government has gone dark. is that signal better relations ahead and more opportunities for american businesses? plus, blinded by the light. planes taking off and landing at london s heathrow airport are increasingly being targeted by lasers and pilots warn the consuences could be deadly. from the world s leading reporters and analysts, here is what s happening from around the world. this is worldfocus. made possible, in part, by the following funders good evening, i m martin savidge. they say they want to impose a taliban-like regime that regains western education and they ve been attacking police stations in recent days sparking clashes. that by some reports have left at least 100 people dead. it may sound like afghanistan, b