Sep 10 Watch Pentagon Unveils Memorial to 9/11 Victims The Pentagon will unveil a new memorial to Sept. 11 victims Thursday during a ceremony to mark the seventh anniversary of attacks. Kwame Holman reports on the memorial's road to completion and how family members of victims view the day. Continue watching
Sep 03 Pakistani Prime Minister’s Motorcade Target of Attack By Admin, PBS News Hour Shots were fired at Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's motorcade near Islamabad's airport Wednesday, though officials said he was not in it at the time, raising concerns of continuing political instability. Continue reading
Aug 13 Bus Bombing in Lebanon Kills as Many as 18 By PBS News Hour A bomb planted near a bus in Lebanon's second-largest city of Tripoli exploded early Wednesday, killing as many as 18 and wounding more than 40 in what is suspected to be an attack on the Lebanese army. Continue reading
Aug 11 Coalition Air Strikes in Afghanistan Stoke Tensions Over Civilian Death Toll By PBS News Hour A U.S.-led air strike in Afghanistan killed 25 Taliban fighters on Sunday but also took the lives of eight bystanders held hostage by the militants, media reports said Monday, highlighting tensions over the civilian toll in the Afghan war. Continue reading
Jul 09 Gunmen Attack Near U.S. Consulate in Turkey By PBS News Hour Gunmen attacked a police guard post outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul Wednesday, local authorities said, and at least three Turkish police officers and three of the attackers were killed in the ensuing gun battle. Continue reading
Jul 04 U.S. Attack Kills 22 Civilians, Local Officials Claim By PBS News Hour A U.S.-led airstrike killed 22 civilians in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province local officials said on Friday. American officials said the targets had been insurgents attacking their soldiers. Continue reading
Jul 02 Bulldozer Attack Kills 3 on Jerusalem Street By PBS News Hour A Palestinian driving a 20-ton construction vehicle attacked cars, buses and pedestrians on Jerusalem's main Jaffa Road on Wednesday, killing at least three, wounding 45 and causing panic on the busy downtown street. Continue reading
Jan 03 Musharraf Dissatisfied with Bhutto Death Probe By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation into Benazir Bhutto's death on Thursday, but he denied accusations of government involvement in the attack. Continue reading
Oct 19 Bhutto Pledges No ‘Surrender’ to Militants After Deadly Attack By Admin, PBS News Hour Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, her long-awaited return from exile marred by a suicide attack that killed up to 136 people, blamed militants Friday for trying to assassinate her and said she would not "surrender our great nation" to them. Continue reading
Jul 04 Six Canadians Killed as Violence Continues in Southeastern Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Six Canadian soldiers and their interpreter were killed Wednesday in a deadly roadside bombing near the restive city of Khandahar in the southeastern part of Afghanistan. Continue reading