Mar 30 Watch Other News: Oil Prices Fall, Bomber Kills 9 in Afghanistan Oil prices dropped on worries about Detroit automakers, and a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform targeted a police station in Afghanistan, killing nine people. Continue watching
Mar 30 Pakistani Forces End Deadly Militant Siege on Police Academy By PBS News Hour Elite Pakistani security forces overpowered a group of gunmen that seized a police academy near Lahore Monday, ending an eight-hour siege that left at least eight policemen dead. Continue reading
Mar 30 GM CEO Ousted as Obama Details Auto Plan By Admin, PBS News Hour After months of dire sales predictions and billions loaned in government aid, President Barack Obama laid out a series of tough terms for ailing U.S. automakers, including the ouster of General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch Obama Sets Plan to Boost Afghan Stability, Confront Taliban and Al-Qaida President Obama's new strategy for the Afghanistan war includes 4,000 more troops and assistance to Pakistan in its fight against militants. Special envoy to the region, Richard Holbrooke, and Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus explain the plan. Continue watching
Mar 27 Mosque Bombing in Pakistan Leaves Dozens Dead By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber demolished a crowded two-story mosque Friday in a Pakistani town near the Afghan border, killing dozens of worshipers and injuring scores more, government officials said. Continue reading
Mar 27 More Troops, Civilian Trainers to Head to Afghanistan Under New Strategy By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama announced a new strategy for the Afghanistan war on Friday that would dispatch more military and civilian trainers to the country, in addition to the 17,000 more combat troops he already ordered. Continue reading
Mar 27 Text: Obama’s Remarks on Afghanistan Strategy By Admin, PBS News Hour On Friday, President President Barack Obama announced his administration's new strategy for dealing with the al-Qaida terrorist organization and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Here are his remarks, as released by the White House:… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Obama Takes New Approach to Rallying Public Support President Barack Obama took part in an online town hall meeting Thursday, the latest in a blitz of public appearances aimed at boosting support for his economic policies. Analysts and historians offer insight on the president's outreach tactics. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Prominent Historian, Civil Rights Activist Franklin Dies at 94 John Hope Franklin, a revered Duke University historian and scholar of the African-American experience, died Wednesday at age 94. In this 2006 interview with Gwen Ifill, Franklin reflects on his life's work. Continue watching
Mar 25 Kurds, Water Issues Raised at Historic Meeting By PBS News Hour During two days of talks this week, Turkish President Abdullah Gul discussed with Iraqi leaders the pressing issues of controlling Kurdish rebels along both countries' borders and providing more water to Iraq. Continue reading