Nov 28 At Least 150 Dead in Mumbai Attacks By PBS News Hour At least 150 people have been killed and 370 injured in the attacks on luxury hotels and other sites in Mumbai, India, which began Wednesday. At least two Americans and a young rabbi and his wife who ran a Jewish… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch Indian Forces Fight to Regain Control of Mumbai Commandos continued to battle early Friday to free people trapped in two hotels by militants who launched a series of attacks on 10 sites Wednesday that killed at least 119 people. Continue watching
Nov 18 NATO Troops Fire at Insurgents in Pakistan By PBS News Hour NATO forces based in Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgent fighters within Pakistan in an attack coordinated with the Pakistani government, NATO officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Growing Foreign Policy Concerns Add Challenges for Obama President-elect Barack Obama will soon take on the challenges of two wars and a complex international arena. Two former national security advisers present the ideal foreign policy agenda from their new book. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Obama's Election Win Stirs Worldwide Reactions The 2008 U.S. presidential election drew strong interest overseas and Barack Obama's victory stirred reactions around the world. Simon Marks offers insight on the global thoughts on, and expectations for, the Obama administration. Continue watching
Oct 27 Syria Accuses U.S. of Killing Eight in Deadly Border Raid By PBS News Hour A funeral was held Monday for eight civilians killed in an attack on an eastern Syrian village on the Iraq border that Syria claims was carried out by U.S. forces. Continue reading
Oct 21 Pakistan Looks to Raise Billions in Foreign Loans By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistan must raise between $10 billion to $15 billion over the next few weeks in order to keep making debt payments and pay for imports, the country's new economic affairs adviser Shaukat Tarin has said. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch Gates Urges More Troop Action on Afghanistan's Drug Trade U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday that NATO troops should do more to combat Afghanistan's drug trade. His comments came as new reports emerged raising doubts about American strategy and the Afghan government's ability to cope. Continue watching
Sep 22 Pakistan Hunts for Bombers of Landmark Hotel By PBS News Hour Pakistani officials are still trying to determine who is behind the weekend truck bombing at a landmark Islamabad hotel that killed at least 53 people. Continue reading
Sep 16 Mullen Visits Pakistan to Ease Tensions Over Raids By Admin, PBS News Hour Top U.S. military officer Adm. Mike Mullen went to Pakistan Tuesday to discuss concerns over Islamabad's efforts to combat militant fighters and to address rising tensions over reports that U.S. forces have engaged in unauthorized raids there. Continue reading