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In the News ANALYSIS - Nov. 19, 2009 Complex U.S.-China Ties Took Center Stage on Obama's Asia Trip President Obama concluded a four-nation Asian tour Thursday that marked a potential turning point in relations between the U.S. and an increasingly influential China. A panel of Asia experts discusses the trip's high points and low points with Jeffrey Brown. RELATED INFORMATION Video - View NewsHour Coverage of President Obama's Asia Tour


Also in the News ANALYSIS - Nov. 18, 2009 Afghan Corruption Complicates U.S. War Review Gwen Ifill speaks with Afghanistan experts about the government's corruption and what that could mean for U.S. war strategy there. RELATED INFORMATION Newsmaker Interview - Karzai on Firing Corrupt Officials: 'We Have and We Will' Newsmaker Interview - Abdullah Calls for Legitimacy in Afghan Government REPORT - Nov. 18, 2009 In Bosnia, Tension Reigns Years After War's End As part of a series on fragile states, special correspondent Kira Kay looks at the uneasy alliance that governs Bosnia and Herzegovina. ANALYSIS - Nov. 17, 2009 In China, a Struggle for Rights, but Hope for Future Jim Lehrer talks to a human rights activist and a China expert about the state of the struggle for human rights in China. RELATED INFORMATION Slide Show - A Look Back: U.S. Presidents in China REPORT - Nov. 12, 2009 10 Years After Independence, East Timor Still Rebuilding Special correspondent Kira Kay examines East Timor's ongoing effort to rebuild itself, 10 years after winning independence from Indonesia. REPORT - Nov. 10, 2009 Iraqi Refugees Discover Security Comes at a Price Nearly 32,000 Iraqi refugees have come to the United States over the past three years to escape violence and political uncertainty. But as Jeffrey Kaye reports, more refugees are learning that personal safety often comes at the cost of economic security. RELATED INFORMATION In-depth Coverage - Iraq in Transition		Country Reports SLIDE SHOW Germany's First Concentration Camp Sachsenhausen Memorial, located about an hour's drive north of Berlin, holds the remnants of Germany's first large concentration camp. Sascha Klepzig, a German student, takes groups through the tree-lined site. VIDEO The Thin Gray Line: The Education of Lt. Jake Kerr Web-only video: Lt. Jake Kerr leads his motley "combat platoon" out of a small outpost along eastern Afghanistan's mountainous and porous border opposite Pakistan's tribal areas.


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Students and Teachers FOR STUDENTS - Oct. 30, 2009 Student Reporters Interview Palestinian Family Living Near an Israeli Settlement PEARL World Youth News reporters Omar Chu and Mahmoud Jabari interviewed Suhail, 13, and her family, Palestinians who live in the West Bank alongside Israeli settlers. This is the first Student Voice in an ongoing series of reports from Israeli and Palestinian students. FOR TEACHERS - Oct. 19, 2009 Lesson Plan: Pakistan's Country and Culture Students will learn about Pakistan and its geography in Part 1. And Part 2 encourages them to think about what life is like as a teenager in a different part of the world. 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 Jamaica: Girls on Track In Jamaica, track and field is a national pastime. Frontline/World producers caught up with one high school student as she trained and competed in one of the largest youth competitions in the world, known as "Champs". -- Frontline/World Social Entrepreneurship NewsHour reports explore efforts to tackle the world's biggest challenges in the smallest of ways. -- Partnership with the Skoll Foundation 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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