Jun 03 Obama Seeks Saudi King's Counsel on Eve of Address to Muslim World By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama began his latest effort to open a dialogue with the Muslim world with a visit to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 03 What's the Collateral Damage of GM's Bankruptcy? Question: What’s the collateral damage or ripple effects of GM’s bankruptcy? Paul Solman: Funny you should ask. We’re in the process of scripting a brief story for tonight’s NewsHour addressing this very question. (Brief for us, that is: For the… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch McChrystal Predicts Hard Road Ahead in Afghanistan Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, tapped to take command of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, faced questions on his leadership plans at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Analysts take a look at his… Continue watching
Jun 02 Fact Sheet: War in Afghanistan As the leadership of the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan changes hands, a look at a few key facts on the current status of the war in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jun 02 Leader Profile: Student Activist Yang Jianli By PBS News Hour Yang Jianli, a student activist at the Tiananmen Square anti-government protests in 1989, now lives in the United States and continues to advocate for human rights 20 years later. Continue reading
Jun 02 Leader Profile: Student Activist Wang Dan By PBS News Hour Leading up to the crackdown in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, Wang Dan was one of the most high-profile student activists, spearheading efforts to try to bring democratic change to China's regime. Continue reading
Jun 02 Leader Profile: Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng By PBS News Hour In the weeks leading up to the military crackdown in Tiananmen in 1989, Chinese Premier Li Peng came to represent the conservative wing of the Communist Party leadership, speaking for those who favored the harshest response to student demonstrators. Continue reading
Jun 02 Leader Profile: Chinese Communist Party Official Zhao Ziyang By PBS News Hour On May 19, 1989, Chinese Communist Party Secretary General Zhao Ziyang picked up a bullhorn and urged student demonstrators to end their hunger strike against the Chinese government in the name of peace and national stability. Continue reading
Jun 02 Leader Profile: Chinese Patriarch Deng Xiaoping By PBS News Hour While Deng Xiaoping held many positions within the Communist Party and was never head of government or state, but did serve as the de facto party leader and leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to the early… Continue reading
Jun 02 Kim Jong Il Reportedly Taps Youngest Son as Heir, South Korean Media Say By PBS News Hour Amid recent military moves, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has signaled that his youngest son will assume the ruling family dynasty and become the secretive nation's next leader, South Korean news reports said Tuesday. Continue reading