Jan 29 Formal Mediation Begins in Conflict-torn Kenya By PBS News Hour Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began formal mediation talks Tuesday in Kenya, where post-election violence has killed hundreds and driven thousands from their homes. Continue reading
Jan 28 Canada Threatens Troop Pullout from Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Canada will pull its 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan in early 2009 unless NATO adds soldiers in the dangerous southern region, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday, signaling Ottawa has lost patience with what it sees as allies' foot-dragging. Continue reading
Jan 28 Why don’t auto-manufacturers sell cars built to the customers’ needs? Question/Comment: As long as I can remember, automobile companies have always pushed their products, by, in one way or another, indicating that they are burdened by surplus inventory. So, given that all the auto-manufacturers now have Web sites where the… Continue reading
Jan 23 Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo Sign Peace Pact By PBS News Hour Rebels and militia groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo signed a cease-fire agreement aimed at ending the conflict that continued to rage after the end of the country's 1998-2003 war. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch L.A. Times Fires Another Editor Amid Dispute Over Cost-cutting For the third time in less than three years, the Los Angeles Times has fired its top editor -- this time ousting James O'Shea -- for rejecting an order to impose $4 million in budget cuts. Media experts offer analysis… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Adm. Fallon Examines Afghan Conflict, Tensions With Iran The head of U.S. Central Command, Adm. William Fallon, oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East, including Iraq, as well as Afghanistan and parts of Asia and Africa. In an interview with Ray Suarez, Adm. Fallon discusses the state… Continue watching
Jan 18 AU Head Calls for Peacekeepers to Stay in Somalia By PBS News Hour African Union Commission Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare called Friday for peacekeeping troops to remain in Somalia for an additional six months amid near daily clashes in the capital, Mogadishu. Continue reading
Jan 17 Israel Steps Up Airstrikes on Militants in Gaza By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel has intensified airstrikes on parts of the Gaza Strip to squelch rocket and mortar attacks fired from Palestinian territory controlled by the militant group Hamas. Continue reading
Jan 16 Police, Protesters Clash Amid Opposition Rallies in Kenya By PBS News Hour Police lobbed tear gas into crowds in cities around Kenya Wednesday and at least one person was reported dead at the start of three planned days of protests over presidential elections. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch Baseball Officials Testify on Steroid Use in Sport At a House hearing Tuesday to discuss the recent report by former Sen. George Mitchell on the widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Players Union Chief Donald Fehr pledged to improve safegaurds… Continue watching