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Coalition Air Strikes in Afghanistan Stoke Tensions Over Civilian Death Toll

By PBS News Hour

A U.S.-led air strike in Afghanistan killed 25 Taliban fighters on Sunday but also took the lives of eight bystanders held hostage by the militants, media reports said Monday, highlighting tensions over the civilian toll in the Afghan war.

Soldiers Clash as Georgia, Russia Vie to Assert Power

Tensions between Georgia and Russia escalated Friday as Georgia sought control over the breakaway South Ossetia province and Russian tanks moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave. Two experts explain the conflict.

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Clashes in South Ossetia Latest Round in Tumultuous History

By PBS News Hour

The Georgian province of South Ossetia has been trying to exert its independence since it split from the former Soviet republic in the early 1990s. Tensions erupted into fighting Aug. 7, drawing Russian retaliation and raising a new specter of…

Fighting Escalates in Georgian Breakaway Province

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Georgian troops launched a major offensive Friday to exert control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, while Russian tanks and airplanes moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave.

Loyal LA Times Readers Lament Cuts at Paper

NewsHour Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming laments the newsroom cuts and budget woes of her hometown newspaper, the Los Angeles Times.

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Athletes Rev Up for Start of the Beijing Games

Crowds cheered Thursday as the Olympic torch made its way through Beijing, heralding the official start of the games on Friday. Ray Suarez talks to Sports Illustrated writer Brian Cazeneuve about the athletes to watch.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.