Oct 13 Watch Other News: Obama to Announce Afghan Strategy in ‘the Coming Weeks’ In other news, President Obama said he will announce whether he intends to send more troops to Afghanistan in "the coming weeks," and military jets bombed a series of militant targets along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Continue watching
Oct 12 6 Uighurs Sentenced to Death Over Xinjiang Riots A Chinese court sentenced six Uighur men to death and a seventh to life in prison on Monday for murder and other violent crimes committed this summer during ethnic rioting in Xinjiang, China's western region. Continue reading
Oct 12 Pakistan Violence Continues as Car Bomb Kills 41 A deadly blast ripped through a market in the restive Swat Valley on Monday, continuing a wave of attacks over the past week across Pakistan. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Lawmakers Eye ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Reversal Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on Washington this past weekend demanding an end to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Could a reversal be next? Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Oct 09 Historian: Obama Peace Prize More an ‘Aspirational’ Award By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday -- a surprising nod considering it came during the first year of his term. Historian Peniel Joseph describes it as more of an "aspirational award" than a reward for a foreign… Continue reading
Oct 09 Leaders React to Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Friday's surprise announcement that President Barack Obama would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize drew both praise from backers of the president and criticism from some of his harshest critics. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch News Wrap: Obama, McChrystal Discuss Afghan Strategy In other news, Obama met with General McChrystal to discuss strategies for Afghanistan, and a suicide bombing in Pakistan killed at least 49 people. Continue watching
Oct 08 Bombing at Indian Embassy in Kabul Kills 17 A large car bomb exploded Thursday morning next to India's Embassy in the center of Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing 17 people and wounding more than 80. Continue reading
Oct 08 Famed Photographer Irving Penn Dies at 92 By Arts Desk Fashion and celebrity photographer Irving Penn died Wednesday in his Manhattan home at the age of 92, according to his photo assistant Roger Krueger. He is remembered for creating striking, minimalistic images and for adopting a craftsman-like approach to his… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch “Obama’s War” Commemorates Eight Years in Afghanistan On the anniversary of the U.S. war against the Taliban, Frontline looks into one U.S. officer's mission into a valley outside Kabul. Continue watching