Jun 18 Watch Fort Lewis Memorializes Fallen Soldiers from Iraq War Washington's Fort Lewis, the nation's third-largest Army post, has endured numerous losses from the Iraq war, many from Stryker brigades that patrol Baghdad. NewsHour correspondent Lee Hochberg reports on how the base is coping with the deaths. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Some Media Shifting to Add Point of View Media experts explore the trend of media organizations including opinion when reporting the news. Continue watching
Jun 18 At Least 100 Killed in Afghanistan Violence; 7 Children Dead in Airstrike By Admin, PBS News Hour Fighting in southern Afghanistan has resulted in at least 100 deaths in the past three days, Afghan officials said Monday, just hours after coalition forces reported seven children were killed Sunday in a U.S.-led airstrike aimed at al-Qaida members. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch Iraqi Minister Reacts to Mosque Bombing, Other Violence A key Shia mosque was bombed for the second time in Samarra, while a new Pentagon report revealed that violence across Iraq has increased since the U.S. troop surge. An Iraqi official and a reporter discuss the events. Continue watching
Jun 14 Abbas Disbands Unity Government After Hamas Takes Control of Gaza By Admin, PBS News Hour Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the Palestinian Unity government Thursday as the Islamic Hamas movement took control of the Gaza Strip, defeating rivals from Abbas' Fatah party. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Militants Attack Shiite Shrine in Samarra for Second Time Suspected al-Qaida bombers destroyed parts of the Shiite Askariya shrine in Samarra on Wednesday, sparking fears of reprisal killings. A wave of violence followed the 2006 bombing of the mosque's golden dome. A reporter in Baghdad describes the latest developments. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Fighting Between Hamas and Fatah Rages Across Gaza Hamas forces encroached on Fatah strongholds in Gaza Wednesday, gaining an advantage in what Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called "the first signs of a cruel civil war." Two regional experts, Ghaith al-Omari and Mark Perry, lend their perspectives on the… Continue watching
Jun 13 Bombers Again Hit Golden Dome Mosque in Samarra By Admin, PBS News Hour Suspected al-Qaida militants blew up two towers of a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra Wednesday in a repeat of the 2006 attack that triggered retaliatory violence against Sunnis. Continue reading
Jun 12 Hamas-Fatah Battles Escalate in Gaza Strip By PBS News Hour Hamas gunmen captured a Fatah security headquarters building in northern Gaza Tuesday after battling for several hours using mortar shells and grenades, as factional fighting between the rival Palestinian parties worsened. Continue reading
Jun 12 Sudan Accepts Joint U.N.-African Union Peacekeeping Force By PBS News Hour The Sudanese government tentatively approved the deployment of a joint United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force to the conflict-ridden Darfur region Tuesday, ending months of wrangling over the presence of international troops in the area. Continue reading