As many as two million Pakistanis have fled the fighting between the Taliban and the Pakistani army, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday pledged $110 million in humanitarian aid to the region. Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable updates the…
In Sri Lanka, government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels engaged in a new round of deadly fighting in a civil war conflict that has left thousands dead or displaced. Ravi Nessman, the Associated Press bureau chief in Colombo, offers insight…
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir expelled many of the country's aid workers after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes. John Holmes of the United Nations gives an update on the humanitarian situation…
Mar 04

By Admin, PBS NewsHour
Judges at the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, charging the sitting head of state with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the battle-scarred region of Darfur.
Oct 31

By PBS NewsHour
The United Nations said Friday that rebels have torched refugee camps in eastern Congo, forcing 50,000 people already displaced by the violence out of the camps.
Jan 26

By Admin, PBS NewsHour
The ongoing conflict between Somalia's transitional government and Islamist groups has exacerbated an already desperate humanitarian crisis in the country due to drought and flooding.
Oct 23

By Admin, PBS NewsHour
The United Nations envoy to Sudan prepared to leave the troubled nation Monday after the Sudanese government ordered him to leave over comments made on his Web site critical of the country's army.
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