Aug 07 Watch Bin Laden’s Driver Receives 5 1/2 Year Prison Sentence A military tribunal jury sentenced Salim Hamdan, the former driver of Osama bin Laden, to five and a half years in prison Thursday. A Miami Herald reporter details the courtroom proceedings and what lies ahead for the Yemeni detainee. Continue watching
Aug 07 Bin Laden’s Ex-Driver Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years By Admin, PBS News Hour A military jury on Thursday sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver, Samil Hamdan, to 5 1/2 years in prison, making him eligible for parole in six months. Hamdan was convicted Wednesday on charges of providing material support for terrorism. Continue reading
Aug 07 Military Leaders in Mauritania Vow to Hold Elections After Toppling President By PBS News Hour Leaders of a military coup that ousted Mauritania's first freely elected president in more than 20 years, Sidi Cheikh Ould Abdallahi, promised Thursday to hold "free and transparent" elections to replace him. Continue reading
Aug 06 Jury Delivers Split Verdict in First Gitmo Trial By Admin, PBS News Hour A military jury convicted a former driver and alleged bodyguard for terror leader Osama bin Laden on charges of providing material support for terrorism Wednesday, but acquitted him on more serious conspiracy charges. Continue reading
Aug 06 Nations to Mull New Sanctions Against Iran for Nuclear Program By PBS News Hour Six world powers agreed Wednesday to start considering a fourth U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to end its nuclear program. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch Russian Author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89 Acclaimed Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who wrote extensively about the gulag prison system and won the Nobel literature prize for his books on abuses in the Soviet Union, died Sunday at age 89 after a reclusive life fraught with challenges. Continue watching
Aug 04 Dozens Killed in Clashes in Northwest Pakistan By PBS News Hour At least 94 Islamist militants, 14 soldiers and 28 civilians were killed in battles in the Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley over the past week, while the country's army is planning a major operation against the militants, the army said Monday. Continue reading
Aug 04 Attack Kills 16 Border Police in Northwest China By PBS News Hour Two men slammed a dump truck into a group of jogging policemen then threw explosives into nearby barracks early Monday in far northwest China, killing 16 and wounding at least 16 more, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Continue reading
Aug 01 FCC Rules Comcast Violated Internet Access Policy By PBS News Hour A divided Federal Communications Commission ruled Friday that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers. The cable giant has been ordered to change the way it manages its network. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch In Beijing, Reporters Encounter Internet Curbs as Olympics Near Beijing is putting the final touches on preparations for the start of the Olympic Games on Aug. 8 -- but reporters are encountering Internet curbs despite expectations of open Web access for foreign journalists. A reporter and media expert weigh… Continue watching