Aug 04 Attack Kills 16 Border Police in Northwest China By PBS News Hour Two men slammed a dump truck into a group of jogging policemen then threw explosives into nearby barracks early Monday in far northwest China, killing 16 and wounding at least 16 more, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Continue reading
Aug 01 FCC Rules Comcast Violated Internet Access Policy By PBS News Hour A divided Federal Communications Commission ruled Friday that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers. The cable giant has been ordered to change the way it manages its network. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch In Beijing, Reporters Encounter Internet Curbs as Olympics Near Beijing is putting the final touches on preparations for the start of the Olympic Games on Aug. 8 -- but reporters are encountering Internet curbs despite expectations of open Web access for foreign journalists. A reporter and media expert weigh… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Violence Dips in Iraq, Fueling Talk of Troop Drawdowns Defense chief Robert Gates said Thursday that security in Iraq has "improved dramatically" and that he sees "a real possibility" of future troop cuts. Sens. Jim Webb, D-Va., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., offer insight. Continue watching
Jul 31 Karadzic Appears in Court, Refuses to Enter Plea By PBS News Hour Thirteen years after war crimes charges were levied against him, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared for the first time Thursday at the U.N.'s tribunal, but he refused to immediately enter pleas on the 11 charges against him. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch Print Book Reviews Shrink While Online Versions Grow The Los Angeles Times published its last standalone book review section Sunday due to a growing shift of readers and writers to review forums on the Internet. A literary agent and an editor debate the virtues of keeping reviews in… Continue watching
Jul 28 Dozens Die After Bombings Hit Baghdad, Kirkuk By PBS News Hour Suicide bombers killed at least 57 people and wounded nearly 300 others Monday during attacks against a Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and a Kurdish protest rally in northern Iraq, police said. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Olympic Preparations Ripple Through China Beneath the surface of new structures and changing freedoms in China, the country has instituted broad initiatives ahead of its hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games. Scott Tong, China bureau chief for public radio's "Marketplace", talks about the run-up to… Continue watching
Jul 25 Thousands Stampede for Last of Olympics Tickets By PBS News Hour Scuffles broke out Friday as nearly 50,000 people who had waited up to two days for the final batch of tickets to next month's Olympic Games swarmed sales windows in Beijing. Continue reading
Jul 24 Ford Reports $8.7 Billion Second-Quarter Loss By PBS News Hour The Ford Motor Co. on Thursday posted a second-quarter loss of $8.7 billion, due mostly to the declining value of its SUV and pickup truck lines, and announced a plan to overhaul its North American production to focus on small… Continue reading