Nov 30 Sudanese Protest British Teacher’s Sentence By PBS News Hour A day after a British teacher was convicted of insulting Islam in a Sudanese court by letting her young students name a teddy bear "Muhammad" as part of a lesson, thousands of protesters called for more severe punishment - including… Continue reading
Nov 28 Pakistan’s Musharraf Quits Army Chief Role By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf stepped down as army chief Wednesday -- a day before he will be sworn in as a civilian president -- in response to mounting opposition to his dual leadership role. Continue reading
Nov 27 Opposition Parties Line Up to Challenge Musharraf in January By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule on Nov. 3 gave opposition parties a rallying point and prompted Western allies to call on him to quit the army and become a civilian leader at last. Continue reading
Nov 26 Musharraf on Verge of Relinquishing Military Title, Officials Say By PBS News Hour Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will quit his post as army chief and take the oath of office as a civilian leader, aides said Monday, as Musharraf navigated a political scene roiled by the return of another exiled former prime… Continue reading
Nov 23 Lebanese President Calls In Military amid Political Impasse By PBS News Hour President Emile Lahoud said Friday that Lebanon is in a "state of emergency" and called for the army to take charge of security hours before he was set to step down. The pro-Western government of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora rejected… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch Pakistan’s Media Struggles to Cope with Emergency Rule Since Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule more than two weeks ago, Pakistan's media has been forced to cope with strict regulations and sporadic news blackouts. Margaret Warner reports from Pakistan on how the country's media is dealing… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Baseball Star Bonds Indicted over Steroids Probe Barry Bonds, who holds the all-time homerun record in baseball, was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice Thursday in connection with an investigation on steroid use in professional sports. An investigative sports journalist assesses the implications of… Continue watching
Nov 15 Musharraf Names Interim Prime Minister Amid Political Turmoil By PBS News Hour Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf tapped an interim prime minister Thursday who will oversee January parliamentary elections in the country as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto pushed separately to build a national unity interim government. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Bush Announces Plan to Reduce Air Travel Delays President Bush announced new plans Thursday to minimize air travel delays and improve airline security. Two reporters assess the latest developments in the travel industry. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch War Vets Suffer Intensified Mental Distress Over Time, Study Finds A new study suggests that mental distress in returning war veterans may take several months to surface. The NewsHour's Susan Dentzer discusses how soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and other illnesses. Continue watching