 | 2009 JULY
July 9, 2009
As Troops Continue Afghan Offensive, Focus Turns to Civilian Outreach
U.S. Marines pushed further into the Helmand province in southern Afghanistan this week, as word came of a truck bombing in a village south of Kabul that killed at least two dozen people. A Washington Post reporter gives an update on the military efforts and the bombing.
   
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| July 7, 2009
Tensions Remain High in China Following Deadly Riots
Protests continued in Western China Tuesday following deadly clashes on Sunday between the region's Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. Analysts examine the roots of the unrest with Judy Woodruff.
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| July 7, 2009
China Struggles to Quell Ethnic Violence
The Chinese government imposed a curfew, and deployed paramilitary forces on Tuesday in response to ongoing ethnic violence between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. ITN correspondent Ian Williams reports.
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| July 7, 2009
China Imposes Curfew to Fight Ethnic Unrest
The Chinese government declared a curfew Tuesday in northwestern China to combat the continued ethnic violence erupting between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs.
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| July 3, 2009
U.S. Expands Offensive in Southern Afghanistan
On the second day of a major U.S. offensive in Southern Afghanistan, journalist Nancy Youssef discusses how the Marine-led mission is proceeding.
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| July 3, 2009
U.S. Forces Enter Taliban Strongholds in Afghanistan
U.S. Marines moved into Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan on Friday to win over local leaders and populations, and so far have met little resistance from the Taliban, according to a military spokesman.
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| July 2, 2009
As U.S. Troops Mount Offensive in Afghanistan, New Strategy Is Tested
U.S. Marines marked the start of a new offensive in Afghanistan Thursday, as part of the Obama administration's efforts to stabilize the Afghan-Pakistan border region. A Washington Post reporter embedded in the Helmand province provides an update.
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| July 2, 2009
U.S. Troops Pour into Southern Afghanistan in New Offensive
U.S. Marines marked the start of a new offensive in Afghanistan Thursday, as part of the Obama administration's efforts to stabilize the Afghan-Pakistan border region. James Mates of Independent Television News reports.
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| July 2, 2009
Marines Launch Offensive to Seize Afghan Valley
Thousands of U.S. Marines marked the start of a new offensive in Afghanistan Thursday, pouring from into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan to clear insurgents from the area ahead of the nation's Aug. 20 presidential election.
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| JUNE
June 24, 2009
On Afghan-Pakistan Border, a Daily Struggle to Survive
Independent Television News special correspondent Nima Elbagir reports on the struggles of daily life along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
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| June 24, 2009
National Symphony Orchestra Tours China
China is home to stars like the pianist Lang Lang, it has vast numbers of music students, it's the world's largest exporter of musical instruments, and it's building new venues to hear music all the time. It's also become a magnet for prominent western orchestras, and Washington's National Symphony Orchestra just made the trip.
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| June 23, 2009
The Future of U.S. Global Health Policy
Assistant U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Michele Moloney-Kitts and Christine Lubinski, head of the Center for Global Health Policy and Advocacy, answer viewer questions on President Obama's global health initiative and how it will shift U.S. global health priorities.
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| June 22, 2009
Author Examines Drug Trade, Afghan Insurgency
Author and former ABC news producer Gretchen Peters talks about her book about the drug trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan and how it is fueling the insurgency.
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| June 22, 2009
After Reporters' Escape From Taliban, Media Weigh Ethical Questions
New York Times reporter David Rohde and an Afghan journalist escaped a Taliban compound after being held since November, surprising many who had not been aware of the kidnapping. Times executive editor Bill Keller and Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute discuss the story.
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| June 18, 2009
Cambodia's 'Killing Fields' Sprout New Purpose
Cambodia's "killing fields" are the site of mass graves where the Khmer Rouge regime executed and buried people suspected of having ties with the former government in the 1970s. Now, the fields are used for rice production to help feed Cambodia's poor.
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| June 17, 2009
SILVERDOCS Festival Opens With a Slam
Called the "premier showcase for documentary films" by the Hollywood Reporter, the American Film Institute's SILVERDOCS festival brings a full slate of documentary films and the International Documentary Conference to Silver Spring, Md., for the seventh year.
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| June 16, 2009
Obama, S. Korean President Criticize N. Korea's Actions
President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak criticized North Korea's recent provocations Tuesday in the latest round of the ongoing diplomatic standoff. Analysts consider how international pressure and new sanctions may affect the region.
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| June 16, 2009
U.S. and South Korea Presidents Rebuke North Korean Provocations
President Obama, standing alongside South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the White House Tuesday, said a nuclear-armed North Korea posed a "grave threat" to the world.
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| June 15, 2009
Other News: North Koreans Protest New U.N. Sanctions
In other news, North Koreans turned out to protest tough new U.N. sanctions and U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal officially took command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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| June 11, 2009
WHO Declares Global Swine Flu Pandemic
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared a swine flu pandemic, marking the first worldwide flu epidemic in 41 years.
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| June 10, 2009
Global Leaders Move to Sanction N. Korea for Nuclear Tests
The world's big powers, including Russia and China, are considering sanctions after North Korea conducted nuclear tests. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks with Margaret Warner.
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| June 8, 2009
Sentencing of Journalists Adds to U.S.-N. Korea Tensions
A North Korean court convicted two U.S. reporters of entering the country illegally Monday and sentenced them to 12 years in a labor camp. A professor and the former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea discuss the situation.
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| June 8, 2009
North Korea Sentences 2 U.S. Journalists to 12 Years Hard Labor
A North Korean court on Monday sentenced two U.S. journalists to 12 years in a labor camp, a move widely seen as a sign the Communist country is looking to escalate its confrontation with the United States.
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| June 4, 2009
Poetry of Rumi Spans Across Centuries, Cultures
Afghan-born 13th century Sufi mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi is the national poet of Afghanistan, as well as a much-loved poet in America. Jeffrey Brown reports on what's behind the popularity of Rumi's poems.
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| June 4, 2009
Legacy of Tiananmen Crackdown Lingers Over China's Politics
Analysts reflect on the life of key Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, who died in 2005 after being under house arrest for almost two decades and kept a secret journal chronicling the events around the Tiananmen Square protests.
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| June 4, 2009
Police Crowd Tiananmen to Block Possible Anniversary Protests
Independent Television News correspondent John Ray reports from Beijing on the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, where police maintained a heavy presence to tamp down on demonstrations.
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| June 3, 2009
North Korea Signals Succession Plan as American Reporters Face Trial
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has signaled he plans to have his third son succeed him, while Pyongyang plans a trial for two U.S. reporters: Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who work for Current TV. Analysts examine the developments.
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| June 2, 2009
McChrystal Predicts Hard Road Ahead in Afghanistan
Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, tapped to take command of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, faced questions on his leadership plans at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Analysts take a look at his qualifications for the post.
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| June 2, 2009
Fact Sheet: War in Afghanistan
As the leadership of the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan changes hands, a look at a few key facts on the current status of the war in Afghanistan.
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| June 2, 2009
Leader Profile: Student Activist Yang Jianli
Yang Jianli, a student activist at the Tiananmen Square anti-government protests in 1989, now lives in the United States and continues to advocate for human rights 20 years later.
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| June 2, 2009
Leader Profile: Student Activist Wang Dan
Leading up to the crackdown in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, Wang Dan was one of the most high-profile student activists, spearheading efforts to try to bring democratic change to China's regime.
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| June 2, 2009
Leader Profile: Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng
In the weeks leading up to the military crackdown in Tiananmen in 1989, Chinese Premier Li Peng came to represent the conservative wing of the Communist Party leadership, speaking for those who favored the harshest response to student demonstrators.
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| June 2, 2009
Leader Profile: Chinese Communist Party Official Zhao Ziyang
On May 19, 1989, Chinese Communist Party Secretary General Zhao Ziyang picked up a bullhorn and urged student demonstrators to end their hunger strike against the Chinese government in the name of peace and national stability.
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| June 2, 2009
Leader Profile: Chinese Patriarch Deng Xiaoping
While Deng Xiaoping held many positions within the Communist Party and was never head of government or state, but did serve as the de facto party leader and leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to the early 1990s.
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| June 2, 2009
Kim Jong Il Reportedly Taps Youngest Son as Heir, South Korean Media Say
Amid recent military moves, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has signaled that his youngest son will assume the ruling family dynasty and become the secretive nation's next leader, South Korean news reports said Tuesday.
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| June 1, 2009
China Appears to Tighten Internet Access Around Tiananmen Anniversary
In the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests on June 4, concerns over Chinese censorship of the Internet are running strong, although problems with unpredictable Web access and other matters are proving just as tricky.
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| June 1, 2009
Militants Abduct 400 in Northwest Pakistan
Taliban militants abducted at least 400 students, staff and relatives from a military-run college in a northwest Pakistani tribal region on Monday.
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| MAY
May 29, 2009
Reporter's Notebook: How Tiananmen Square Expanded Global Coverage
In spring 1989, journalists arrived in Beijing to cover Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's visit, while students amassed in Tiananmen Square. The NewsHour's Michael D. Mosettig looks at how world events and television news coverage became one story.
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| May 29, 2009
Global Monitoring Systems Work to Confirm North Korean Nuclear Test Claims
When North Korea conducted its second underground nuclear test in three years Monday, one of the first places in the world to register anything unusual was the National Earthquake Information Center in Denver, Colo.
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| May 28, 2009
In Pakistan, Refugee Crisis Deepens Amid Continued Taliban Threats
The refugee crisis is deepening in Pakistan as Taliban fighters and Pakistani security forces continue to clash over the Taliban's demands that the army pull out of the Swat Valley. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from a refugee camp in the city of Mardan.
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| May 27, 2009
Nature of Pakistani, North Korean Nuclear Threats Shift
As North Korea intensifies its rhetoric and nuclear tests and Pakistan confronts an increasingly extremist insurrection, two Independent Television News correspondents report on the shifting nature of the nuclear threats from those two countries.
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| May 27, 2009
Reporter Recalls Tiananmen Square Events
In April 1989, students gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mourn reformer Hu Yoabang's death. As the demonstrations grew, a rift formed in the government over how to respond. The military was sent in to disperse the crowds, leading to hundreds of deaths. New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof recounts the events.
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| May 27, 2009
Car Bomb Kills Dozens in Pakistan as Swat Offensive Continues
An attack on a police headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday that killed at least 24 came after warnings of retaliation for Pakistani army attacks on militants in the Swat region.
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| May 26, 2009
North Korea Fires Two More Missiles Despite International Rebuke
North Korea defied international condemnation of its latest nuclear test, firing two more short-range missiles on Tuesday, a move U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice called "provocative, destabilizing and a threat."
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| May 25, 2009
Other News: Ahmadinejad Challenges Obama to Debate; U.S. Marks Memorial Day
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad challenged President Obama to a debate if he is re-elected as Iran's president next month, and in Pakistan, the Taliban has called for refugees to return to the Swat Valley. At Arlington Cemetery, President Obama paid tribute to fallen troops.
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| May 25, 2009
North Korea's Move Tests International Will on Nuclear Issues
Following North Korea's announcement that it has detonated a nuclear device underground, analysts examine how the regime's move has tested international will to confront nuclear proliferation.
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| May 25, 2009
News of North Korea's Nuclear Test Stuns World Leaders
Ray Suarez reports on world leaders' reaction to news that North Korea has detonated a nuclear device underground.
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| May 25, 2009
World Leaders Condemn N. Korean Nuclear Test
World leaders on Monday denounced North Korea's reported back-to-back nuclear and missile tests, which President Barack Obama said were a reckless challenge that will only invite more international pressure on the secretive regime.
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| May 25, 2009
N. Korean Tests Prompt Global Condemnation
North Korea's reported nuclear and short-range missile tests Monday brought swift condemnation from neighboring countries and around the globe. Here are some key excerpts of worldwide reaction from leaders and analysts:
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| May 21, 2009
U.S. Considers Ways to Prevent Civilian Deaths While Battling Afghan Insurgency
Ray Suarez and analysts discuss U.S. and NATO efforts to minimize collateral damage during airstrikes in Afghanistan.
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