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In the News UPDATE - Nov. 27, 2009 Election Violence Hits New Heights in Philippines Authorities in Maguindanao, in the southern Philippines, made the grizzly discovery of 57 bodies of those who were attacked while traveling in a convoy to file candidacy papers for provincial governor. The violence was the country's worst in recent memory. RELATED INFORMATION Resource - In the Philippines, Political Dynasties Die Hard [GlobalPost]


Also in the News ANALYSIS - Nov. 25, 2009 How Would Obama's Troops Decision Impact Afghan War? Two reporters who cover the Pentagon sort through the various options President Obama is likely weighing as he prepares to make an announcement on the war in Afghanistan. RELATED INFORMATION Analysis - Stakes High as Obama Weighs Deploying More Troops In-depth Coverage - Afghanistan and the War on Terror ANALYSIS - Nov. 25, 2009 Bound for Copenhagen, Obama Faces Climate Change Obstacles Ray Suarez speaks with climate experts about what to expect from President Obama's trip to the Copenhagen climate change summit next month. REPORT - Nov. 23, 2009 India's Economy Remains Robust Despite Global Downturn Amid a global economic crisis, India's economy has managed to remain robust, fueling the growth of a large middle class. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, however, about 800 million residents in India still try to survive on less than $2 a day. UPDATE - Nov. 23, 2009 Honduran Elections Come at Critical Point in Political Standoff Presidential elections this Sunday give Hondurans a chance to vote on their next leader, but may do little to clear up the political crisis that has gripped the small Central American country for five months. 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		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 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 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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