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In the News UPDATE - Dec. 10, 2009 Obama Defends Afghan War in Peace Prize Acceptance Speech President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel peace prize Thursday in Norway, saying compared to past recipients "my accomplishments are slight," and acknowledging he leads a nation in the middle of two wars. RELATED INFORMATION Analysis - How the Peace Prize Could Affect Obama's Presidency Update - Historian: Obama Peace Prize More an 'Aspirational' Award


Also in the News ANALYSIS - Dec. 9, 2009 U.S. Man Arraigned for Allegedly Plotting Mumbai Attack A Chicago man with ties to Pakistani high society was arraigned in federal court Wednesday for his alleged role in plotting last year's terror strike in Mumbai. Jim Lehrer talks to a reporter for an update. ANALYSIS - Dec. 8, 2009 Afghan Timetable, Troop Levels Spark Skepticism in Congress Two top U.S. officials in Afghanistan told lawmakers Tuesday they support President Obama's revamped war plan, despite skepticism from some lawmakers. Republican Mike Pence of Indiana and Democrat James McGovern of Massachusetts describe their views to Jim Lehrer. RELATED INFORMATION Slide Show - Afghanistan Rebuilding: Challenges Ahead UPDATE - Dec. 8, 2009 Iraq's Recent Calm Shattered by Multiple Blasts A series of five bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 127 people, and raising new questions about the ability of Iraqi forces to secure their country. RELATED INFORMATION Update - Bombings Shake Iraq as March Elections Announced In-depth Coverage - Iraq in Transition NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW - Dec. 7, 2009 Mullen on Afghanistan: 'We Have Not Set a Withdrawal Date' In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen discusses President Obama's plan to send an additional 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan and a timetable for U.S. withdrawal. RELATED INFORMATION Video - NewsHour Coverage of Afghanistan Strategy In-depth Coverage - Afghanistan and the War on Terror NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW - Dec. 4, 2009 Clinton: Many Pakistanis Have 'Reflex of Skepticism' over U.S. Efforts Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to Margaret Warner about the surge in Afghanistan, NATO's help with the war and securing a withdrawal date for U.S. forces. RELATED INFORMATION In-depth Coverage - Politics of Pakistan		Country Reports BLOG Dispatch from London Margaret Warner offers observations during her reporting from Britain on reaction to President Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan. SLIDE SHOW Mapping Tribal Lands in Peru Gregor MacLennan helps indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon map their land to better inform the government when it decides where oil and logging companies can go. He describes how it all works.


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Students and Teachers FOR STUDENTS - Dec. 10, 2009 Teen's Radio Show Brings Hope to Refugee Children Baruani Ndume received the 2009 children's peace prize for his radio show that highlights life in a Tanzanian refugee camp, where he lives after fleeing violence in his native country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. FOR STUDENTS - Oct. 23, 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit Challenges World Leaders The United Nations Climate Change Summit, to take place this December in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a major event in the worldwide effort to deal with the problem of global warming, which scientists say is accelerated by human activity. TEACHER CENTER World Lesson Plans In-depth lesson plans are created by teachers and matched to national standards. The Whole World Is Watching: Iran, 2009 The International Criminal Court's History and Uses Children at War A Look at the Country and Culture of Pakistan The Palestinian Conflict Between Fatah and Hamas Afghanistan: People, Places and Politics Controlling Nuclear Weapons ALL WORLD LESSON PLANS	The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer covers the world World News Feeds Podcast Subscribe: iTunes \| My Yahoo \| XML RSS Subscribe: XML Also on PBS / Partners Spain's Northern Coast Pioneers Wave Energy A new state-of-the-art wave energy platform is being built along the northern coast of Spain in Arminza, but residents have mixed feeling about it. -- GlobalPost Bhopal Disaster: 25 Years Later On the night of Dec. 3, 1984, a deadly gas leak at a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, poisoned nearly 500,000 people. The World's Rhitu Chatterjee reports from India 25 years after the disaster. -- PRI's The World Brought to you in part by: The Gruber Family Foundation The Ford Foundation The Carnegie Corporation of New York The Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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