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In the News NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW - Nov. 8, 2009 Karzai: 'We Do What Is Right' for Afghanistan In an exclusive interview with Margaret Warner, Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledges there is corruption at different levels of government, but says the country is working to address it and that the international community must respect the decisions of the Afghan courts. RELATED INFORMATION Newsmaker Interview - Abdullah Calls for Legitimacy in Afghan Government


Also in the News UPDATE - Nov. 6, 2009 Political Pact in Honduras Appears to Fall Apart A U.S.-brokered deal meant to mend the political crisis in Honduras by forming a unity government has fallen apart, ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Friday. RELATED INFORMATION Resource - Reporter's Notebook: Opponents View Zelaya as Polarizing Figure REPORT - Nov. 5, 2009 U.N. Exits Afghanistan Following Deadly Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan, the U.N. announced that it is pulling back 600 employees after a deadly attack on staff. Margaret Warner has more from Kabul. RELATED INFORMATION Video - View All of Margaret Warner's Reports From Afghanistan UPDATE - Nov. 4, 2009 In Italy, Judge Convicts 23 Americans in CIA Kidnapping Case An Italian judge on Wednesday convicted 23 Americans in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan. Ray Suarez speaks with a Los Angeles Times reporter for more on the landmark case. UPDATE - Nov. 4, 2009 Iranian Protesters Clash on Anniversary of U.S. Embassy Takeover Thousands of Iranians rallied outside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran Wednesday to mark 30 years since Iranian students took over the compound and held dozens of Americans hostage. Opposition supporters also briefly staged their own protests. RELATED INFORMATION In-depth Coverage - Governing Iran NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW - Oct. 30, 2009 Clinton: Pakistan 'Making Progress' Against Extremists In an interview in Islamabad, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed the goals of her Pakistan trip, how she is encouraged by the country's battle against extremists and the administration's upcoming decision on an Afghan strategy.		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 Islam in Indonesia In the world's largest Muslim nation, says Professor Dewi Fortuna Anwar, "there seems to be a greater willingness both to be openly religious and to be modern and educated at the same." -- Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly 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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