Oct 10 Former Finnish President Ahtisaari Wins Nobel Peace Prize By PBS News Hour Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his career of diplomatic efforts and skillful negotiations to buoy peacemaking and resolve international conflicts. Continue reading
Sep 26 Nations Agree to Draft Resolution on Iran Nuclear Program By Admin, PBS News Hour Six nations have agreed on a draft U.N. resolution on Iran's nuclear program, but it does not include new sanctions, per Russia's preference, European officials said Friday. Continue reading
Sep 25 Fragile Peacemaking Underway as Nepal Ushers in Democracy, Seeks Talks with U.S. By PBS News Hour After a decade-long civil war that left about 13,000 people dead ended in 2006, Nepal has reached a milestone in its peace process even though it is being guided by the same man who led the insurgency. Continue reading
Sep 23 In U.N. Speech, President Bush Urges Unity Against Terrorism By Admin, PBS News Hour In his eighth and final address to the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, President Bush said that multinational organizations are now "needed more urgently than ever" to combat terrorists and extremists. Continue reading
Aug 27 U.N. Says 90 Civilians Killed in Afghan Airstrike By PBS News Hour The United Nations has found "convincing evidence" that 90 civilians were killed in a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan last week that prompted the Afghan government to demand more accountability from U.S. and NATO forces. Continue reading
Aug 26 Russia Formally Recognizes Breakaway Georgian Areas By PBS News Hour Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday formally recognized the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, heightening tensions with the United States and Europe over the conflict in the separatist areas. Continue reading
Aug 18 Reports Contradict Russia’s Claim of Withdrawal By Admin, PBS News Hour Russia said Monday its military is withdrawing from Georgia, but left it unclear where its troops and tanks will operate under the cease-fire that ended more than a week of fighting in the former Soviet republic. Continue reading
Aug 14 Nigeria Hands over Oil-rich Peninsula to Cameroon By PBS News Hour Nigeria handed over the Bakassi peninsula to neighboring Cameroon on Thursday, bringing a formal end to a 15-year dispute marred by violence and legal battles. Continue reading
Aug 04 Libya’s Qaddafi: From ‘Mad Dog’ to Global Player By PBS News Hour Col. Moammar Qaddafi has been Libya's leader since 1969, when he took power in a bloodless coup, and he has maintained a complicated -- and ever-evolving -- relationship with neighboring nations and international bodies ever since. Continue reading
Jul 30 U.N. Reports Says North Korea Is in Food Crisis By Admin, PBS News Hour Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis in nearly a decade and have put millions at risk, the U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next… Continue reading