Dec 04 Watch Pakistani Envoy Details Government’s Response to Mumbai Investigation As pressure grows on Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S., Husain Haqqani, details Islamabad's view on the assault and reacts to allegations of Pakistani links to the assailants. Continue watching
Dec 04 Rice Visits Pakistan Urging Cooperation in Mumbai Investigation By Admin, PBS News Hour Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice increased pressure on Pakistani leaders Thursday to cooperate with India to find the attackers responsible for last week's attacks in Mumbai. Continue reading
Dec 04 Global Banks Chop Interest Rates as Crisis Grows By Admin, PBS News Hour More central banks across the world cut interest rates Thursday, hoping to quash a global economic slump that is spreading faster than policymakers had anticipated. Continue reading
Dec 04 Reporter’s Notebook: Gwen Ifill on Clinton’s Appointment and Obama’s Transition By PBS News Hour Senior NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill reflected on President-elect Barack Obama's recent nomination of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and the transition process in a reporter's notebook. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Obama Taps Former Rival Richardson for Commerce President-elect Barack Obama picked Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., as his commerce secretary nominee Tuesday. Amy Walter of The Hotline looks at how Mr. Obama's Cabinet is shaping up and recent developments in outstanding Senate races. Continue watching
Dec 03 Chambliss Wins Ga. Run-off, Democrats Fall Short of 60 Senate Seats By PBS News Hour Republican incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss decisively won a second term in Georgia's Tuesday run-off, blocking Democratic efforts to reach 60 Senate seats. Continue reading
Dec 03 Riots Break Out as Zimbabwe Faces Cholera Epidemic, Hyperinflation By PBS News Hour Doctors, teachers and union members clashed with riot police in the streets of Zimbabwe's capital of Harare as they protested the country's deepening economic meltdown and a cholera epidemic that has been blamed on poor infrastructure. Continue reading
Dec 03 As Thousands Protest Indian Government, Rice Tells Pakistan to Aid Attacks Probe By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the probe into last week's attacks in Mumbai as protesters took to the streets to voice dissatisfaction with India's government. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch Justices Hear Arguments in School Harassment Case The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday for a case weighing an unusual test of sexual harassment laws whose outcome could have an impact on future gender, racial, and workplace discrimination cases. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal recaps the… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch Political Uncertainty in Thailand Grows After Court Ruling Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was removed from power, banned from politics for five years and his People Power Party disbanded on Tuesday as Thailand's three-year political crisis continued. An analyst explains the what's next for the troubled nation. Continue watching