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Political Leaders, Media Pay Tribute to Tim Russert

By PBS News Hour

Presidential hopefuls Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain joined other political and media heavyweights Wednesday morning at a private funeral mass for influential NBC political journalist Tim Russert.

NATO, Afghan Troops Clash With Taliban Fighters

By PBS News Hour

Afghan and NATO forces, backed by helicopter gunships, moved into villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday, killing at least 36 suspected Taliban fighters as part of an assault on insurgents holed up in the valley in southern Afghanistan.

More Than 50 Killed in Iraq Car Bomb Attack

By PBS News Hour

A car bomb exploded in a crowded market area in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people and wounding 75 others, officials said. It was the deadliest such attack in the Iraqi capital in months.

Israel and Hamas Agree to Truce in Gaza Strip, Officials Say

By PBS News Hour

Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip starting Thursday, Egyptian officials reported Tuesday.

Paul Solman Pays Tribute to His Father

Paul Solman offers reflections on his father, painter Joseph Solman, on the occasion of Father's Day. Joseph died April 16 at his home in Manhattan at age 99.

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NBC's Tim Russert Is Dead at Age 58

By PBS News Hour

NBC Washington Bureau Chief and longtime "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert died Friday afternoon from an apparent heart attack. He was 58 years old.

War Veterans Ready to Fight for Mugabe in Zimbabwe Runoff

By PBS News Hour

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said war veterans he commanded during his country's war for liberation are prepared to take up arms to prevent the opposition from winning a June 27 run-off presidential election.

Justices: Terror Suspects May Appeal Detentions

By Admin, PBS News Hour

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts, handing a stinging setback to the Bush administration.

Pakistan Says U.S. Coalition Forces Killed 11 Troops

By PBS News Hour

Pakistan's army said Wednesday that a U.S.-led coalition airstrike along the volatile Afghan-Pakistan border killed 11 of its paramilitary troops, condemning it as an act of aggression that "hit at the very basis of cooperation" on the war on terror.

China Contains Overflowing Quake-Formed Lake

By PBS News Hour

China declared success Tuesday in preventing a lake -- formed by landslides from the massive May 12 earthquake -- from overflowing its banks and flooding downstream communities.