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NBC’s Tim Russert Is Dead at Age 58

By PBS News Hour

NBC Washington Bureau Chief and longtime "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert died Friday afternoon from an apparent heart attack. He was 58 years old.

War Veterans Ready to Fight for Mugabe in Zimbabwe Runoff

By PBS News Hour

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said war veterans he commanded during his country's war for liberation are prepared to take up arms to prevent the opposition from winning a June 27 run-off presidential election.

Justices: Terror Suspects May Appeal Detentions

By Admin, PBS News Hour

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts, handing a stinging setback to the Bush administration.

Pakistan Says U.S. Coalition Forces Killed 11 Troops

By PBS News Hour

Pakistan's army said Wednesday that a U.S.-led coalition airstrike along the volatile Afghan-Pakistan border killed 11 of its paramilitary troops, condemning it as an act of aggression that "hit at the very basis of cooperation" on the war on terror.

China Contains Overflowing Quake-Formed Lake

By PBS News Hour

China declared success Tuesday in preventing a lake -- formed by landslides from the massive May 12 earthquake -- from overflowing its banks and flooding downstream communities.

High Fuel Prices Lead to Protests in Europe

By PBS News Hour

Truck drivers in Spain and Portugal blocked roads Monday to protest soaring global fuel prices, which also caused the national average price of gasoline in the United States to rise above $4 per gallon over the weekend.

Military Buildup Seen as Boom, Test for Tiny Island of Guam

By Catherine Norton

In the next six years, the population of the U.S. Territory of Guam is expected to explode by 25 percent as the American military redeploys thousands of its forces from Japan to the tiny Pacific Ocean island. The more than…

President Bush Visits Europe with Afghanistan, Iran on Agenda

By PBS News Hour

President Bush departed for Europe Monday to ask leaders for more help in Afghanistan and more pressure on Iran. His first stop was in Slovenia for the last U.S.-European Union summit of his presidency.

Top Air Force Officials Ousted After Series of Missteps

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates asked for the resignations Thursday of two senior Air Force leaders, a civilian official and the highest-ranking general. The move came in response to mishandling of nuclear delivery vehicle parts and a nuclear armed B-52…

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Accused 9/11 ‘Mastermind’ Asks for Death Sentence

By PBS News Hour

The accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told a military tribunal Thursday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he would welcome the death penalty and wished to become a martyr.