Dec 26 Israel Opens Gaza Border Despite Rocket Fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel opened three border crossings into Gaza Friday, allowing in fuel and other goods for the first time in 10 days, as militants fired another round of rockets into Israel. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Local Militias to Help Battle Growing Taliban Resistance in Afghanistan U.S. and Afghan leaders are preparing to arm local militia groups to help curb rising Taliban violence in Afghanistan. The strategy comes from similar successful efforts in Iraq. Dexter Filkins of the New York Times reports on the development. Continue watching
Dec 25 Guinea Officials Surrender as Junta Chief Claims Presidency By PBS News Hour Guinea's prime minister and about 30 other government leaders surrendered Thursday at an army barracks, as Capt. Moussa Camara, the head of a military coup, declared himself the new leader of the western African country. Continue reading
Dec 23 In Case You Missed It: Infrastructure Projects and Economic Growth On Monday’s NewsHour, Paul Solman examined whether big infrastructure projects, such as the one being considered by President-elect Barack Obama, are an effective way to create new jobs and stimulate the economy. ]>… Continue reading
Dec 22 U.S. to Send Up to 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan By Admin, PBS News Hour Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said over the weekend that the United States would send an additional 20,000 to 30,000 forces to Afghanistan by summer as violence in the country continued to rise. Continue reading
Dec 22 Toyota Projects First Operating Loss in 71 Years By PBS News Hour Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second largest automaker, predicted its first operating loss in 71 years, based on shrinking demand for vehicles and a surging yen. Continue reading
Dec 19 Hamas Ends Six-Month Truce With Israel; Egypt Urges Restraint By PBS News Hour Hamas leaders in Gaza declared an end to a troubled six-month truce with Israel and vowed to respond to any attack, as Egypt -- which helped broker the ceasefire -- called for restraint on Friday. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watergate 'Deep Throat' Source Felt Dies at 95 By Admin, PBS News Hour W. Mark Felt, the former FBI official who revealed himself as "Deep Throat" 30 years after he tipped off Washington Post reporters to the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, has died at age 95. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Controversy Emerges Over Obama's Choice of Inauguration Pastor President-elect Barack Obama has fielded criticism for choosing Christian leader Rev. Rick Warren, whose conservative views are in contrast with some of Obama's base supporters, to give an inaugural invocation. Analysts discuss the controversy. Continue watching
Dec 18 Planner of Rwandan Massacres Gets Life Sentence By Admin, PBS News Hour A U.N. tribunal convicted a senior Rwandan military officer Thursday of orchestrating Africa's largest genocide in modern history and sentenced him to life in prison for masterminding the deaths of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 1994. Continue reading