Aug 12 Russia Orders Halt to Fighting in Georgia By PBS News Hour Russia ordered a halt to military action in Georgia after five days of clashes over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, but reports continued to emerge of lingering fighting between Russian and Georgian troops. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Bloggers, Tabloids First to Report Edwards’ Affair For nearly a year, the National Enquirer tabloid reported that 2004 vice-presidential nominee and 2008 presidential hopeful John Edwards had an extramarital affair -- an affair Edwards admitted to late last week. Jeffrey Brown examines why the mainstream media remained… Continue watching
Aug 11 Disaster Feared as 130,000 Flee Fighting in Southern Philippines By Admin, PBS News Hour Continued fighting between Muslim rebels and troops in the southern Philippines has raised fears of a humanitarian disaster as nearly 130,000 refugees have fled their homes. Continue reading
Aug 11 Georgia-Russia Crisis Deepens, Diplomats Rush to Urge Cease-fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Russian troops continued to push into separatist regions of Georgia on Monday and Georgian forces reportedly renewed some shelling of South Ossetia as violence continued to rage between the neighboring countries over the breakaway provinces. Continue reading
Aug 11 Coalition Air Strikes in Afghanistan Stoke Tensions Over Civilian Death Toll By PBS News Hour A U.S.-led air strike in Afghanistan killed 25 Taliban fighters on Sunday but also took the lives of eight bystanders held hostage by the militants, media reports said Monday, highlighting tensions over the civilian toll in the Afghan war. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Soldiers Clash as Georgia, Russia Vie to Assert Power Tensions between Georgia and Russia escalated Friday as Georgia sought control over the breakaway South Ossetia province and Russian tanks moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave. Two experts explain the conflict. Continue watching
Aug 08 Clashes in South Ossetia Latest Round in Tumultuous History By PBS News Hour The Georgian province of South Ossetia has been trying to exert its independence since it split from the former Soviet republic in the early 1990s. Tensions erupted into fighting Aug. 7, drawing Russian retaliation and raising a new specter of… Continue reading
Aug 08 Fighting Escalates in Georgian Breakaway Province By Admin, PBS News Hour Georgian troops launched a major offensive Friday to exert control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, while Russian tanks and airplanes moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Loyal LA Times Readers Lament Cuts at Paper NewsHour Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming laments the newsroom cuts and budget woes of her hometown newspaper, the Los Angeles Times. Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Athletes Rev Up for Start of the Beijing Games Crowds cheered Thursday as the Olympic torch made its way through Beijing, heralding the official start of the games on Friday. Ray Suarez talks to Sports Illustrated writer Brian Cazeneuve about the athletes to watch. Continue watching