Jan 15 Musharraf Orders Security Measures in Lead-up to Elections By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he ordered troops to shoot anyone trying to disrupt parliamentary elections scheduled for Feb. 18 as the country battles a rise in attacks blamed on Muslim extremists. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Sir Edmund Hillary, First to Scale Everest, Dies Sir Edmund Hillary, the famed climber and adventurer who became one of the first climbers to scale the peak of Mt. Everest, died Thursday at age 88. The NewsHour speaks to David Breashears, a fellow climber and friend of Hillary's… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Mixed Progress in Iraq Amid New Offensives, Possible Anbar Handover As President Bush visited Kuwait Friday, U.S. commanders claimed success in newly launched offensives in Iraq against al-Qaida targets. The news comes as the United States aims to transfer control of the once-restive Anbar province to Iraqis. Analysts look at… Continue watching
Jan 10 U.S. Considers Adding 3,000 Marines to Fight in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour The Pentagon is preparing to send at least 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan to bolster efforts to thwart another expected Taliban offensive in the spring, military officials said. Continue reading
Jan 08 Joint U.N.-AU Convoy Comes Under Attack in Darfur By PBS News Hour Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a United Nations-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, the first attack on the newly formed peacekeeping force, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 07 Kenyan President to Meet with Opposition Leader After Week of Violence By PBS News Hour Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki invited opposition leader Raila Odinga to his residence for talks Monday, hours after Odinga called off nationwide rallies in an effort to curb violence in the country over the recent disputed presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Military Investigation into ’05 Haditha Killings Raises Questions The Marine Corps announced this week that two Marines would be court-martialed for their involvement in a 2005 incident in Haditha, Iraq, that saw 24 Iraqi civilians killed. A retired Army lawyer and a former Iraqi U.N. representative examine the… Continue watching
Jan 02 Sri Lanka Government Ends Cease-fire with Rebels By PBS News Hour Sri Lanka's government ended a six-year cease-fire with Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday amid continued violence, including most recently a roadside bomb that exploded near a bus in the capital city of Colombo, killing four people. Continue reading
Jan 02 Is there is a chance of rejuvenation of the American textile industry, or is it too late and gone forever to China, Korea, India and Pakistan? Question/Comment: I felt so encouraged by talk of Rust Belt life improving and of the death of U.S. manufacturing being greatly exaggerated! I am a textile designer and I wonder if you feel there is a chance of any such… Continue reading
Dec 31 2007 Marks Deadly Year for U.S. Forces in Iraq By PBS News Hour A suicide bomb killed at least 12 Iraqis at a security checkpoint north of Baghdad on Monday, as news emerged that 2007 was the deadliest year for U.S. soldiers in Iraq since the war started, despite an overall drop in… Continue reading