Mar 02 U.S. Pledges $900 Million in Aid to Palestinians By Admin, PBS News Hour In her first trip to the Middle East as the nation's top diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the U.S. will contribute $900 million in aid to efforts to help Palestinians rebuild. Continue reading
Jan 15 As Israeli Attacks Intensify, Shell Strikes U.N. Compound in Gaza By PBS News Hour In an effort to increase pressure on Hamas, Israel has intensified its air attacks and its troops have pushed further into the most crowded neighborhoods of the Gaza Strip as cease-fire talks move closer to a resolution. Continue reading
Jan 14 As Attacks Continue, Diplomats Attempt to Negotiate Gaza Cease-fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Talks continued in Cairo over a cease-fire to halt the fighting between Hamas and Israel entering its 18th day as human rights groups call for more humanitarian aid to civilians trapped in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch Humanitarian Concerns Mount in Gaza as U.N. Calls for Cease-fire As fighting continued in Gaza Friday, U.N. officials said they would resume their aid shipments to Palestinians after receiving assurances from the Israel that aid workers would be better protected. U.N. and Israeli officials give their views on the situation. Continue watching
Jan 08 Gaza Cease-fire Talks Start; U.N. Suspends Aid Deliveries By PBS News Hour Israel, Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have entered talks with Egypt on a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the United Nations has suspended aid deliveries after a driver was killed by Israeli forces. Continue reading
Jan 07 Fighting in Gaza Resumes After 3-hour Truce By Admin, PBS News Hour After the expiration of a three-hour truce Wednesday to allow in humanitarian aid, fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen resumed in the city of Gaza. Continue reading
Jan 06 Death Toll Climbs in Israeli Strike Near U.N. School By PBS News Hour An Israeli artillery strike near a U.N.-run school in Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge, killed at least 30 people on Tuesday, a U.N. official said, and stirred new concerns over civilian deaths in the conflict. Continue reading
Dec 18 Planner of Rwandan Massacres Gets Life Sentence By Admin, PBS News Hour A U.N. tribunal convicted a senior Rwandan military officer Thursday of orchestrating Africa's largest genocide in modern history and sentenced him to life in prison for masterminding the deaths of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 1994. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch U.N. Takes New Steps to Curb Somalia's Pirates After several recent pirate attacks, the U.N. Security Council authorized land and air operations to help stop the flow of the fighters from bases in Somalia. Experts examine the ramifications of the U.N. action. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Zimbabwe's Cholera Crisis Spurs New Calls for Mugabe to Step Down In the wake of Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, worsening food shortages and political unrest, some international leaders are urging embattled President Robert Mugabe to step down. An analyst provides an update on the situation. Continue watching