Oct 20 Watch News Wrap: Sarkozy Seeks to Reopen Refineries as Protests Drain Gas Stations In other news Wednesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy made orders for riot police to clear blockades from the country's oil refineries while more gas stations ran dry due to protests. Union members also blocked access to several airports causing flight… Continue watching
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
Apr 23 Global Food Prices Dubbed a 'Silent Tsunami' By PBS News Hour The global food shortage and soaring cost of staple foods is a "silent tsunami," the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday, before a food summit hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss the growing crisis. 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
Nov 08 Georgian President Calls Early Elections to Quiet Protests By PBS News Hour After days of anti-government riots and the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency, pro-Western Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Thursday the country would hold special presidential elections in early January. Continue reading
May 04 Watch France Prepares for Presidential Run-off Election In the final days of France's presidential campaigns, opinion polls show that conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has increased his lead over socialist Segolene Royal. Margaret Warner reports from France on the countdown to Sunday's presidential runoff. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Los Angeles Police Response to Immigration Rally Probed Investigators plan to look into how Los Angeles police handled demonstrators at an immigration rally on Monday that turned violent. The NewsHour presents a report. Continue watching
Jun 01 East Timor President Calls for Unity Amid Violent Clashes By PBS News Hour East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao appealed to the country's military and police forces Thursday to cease feuding and work together to unite the country a week after fighting flared between soldiers and rebels. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai Pleads for Peace in the Streets of Kabul An U.S. Army investigation found that the convoy accident in the capital of Afghanistan triggering violent riots against the U.S. was due to a mechanical failure. Meanwhile President Hamid Karzai vowed to stand up against the agitators. Two analysts discuss… Continue watching
Aug 01 Riots Follow Death of Sudanese Vice President By PBS News Hour Riots broke out in the Sudanese capital Monday after the country's newly installed vice president, who joined the government after agreeing to a peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war, was killed in a helicopter crash. Continue reading