Dec 11 Blasts Kill Scores at U.N. Buildings in Algiers By PBS News Hour The North African wing of al-Qaida is suspected of detonating twin car bombs that killed as many as 67 people near U.N. buildings in the Algerian capital Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S., China Reject Emission Caps at Bali Summit By Admin, PBS News Hour Both the United States and China -- the world's biggest polluters -- have rejected the idea of including specific emissions limits in the final document that will come out of the talks at the United Nations climate change conference in… Continue reading
Dec 07 Democrats Seek Probe of CIA Tapes’ Destruction By Admin, PBS News Hour Democratic lawmakers demanded a Justice Department investigation Friday into whether the Central Intelligence Agency obstructed justice when it destroyed at least two videotapes of two alleged terrorists being interrogated. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch CIA Tapes Re-ignite Debate on Interrogation Tactics Congressional Democrats called for an investigation Friday into whether a CIA decision in 2005 to destroy video tapes of the interrogations of two top terror suspects constitutes an obstruction of justice. Analysts offer insight on the potential fallout of the… Continue watching
Nov 30 Bali Talks to Set Stage for Further Climate Negotiations By Admin, PBS News Hour Nearly 20,000 policymakers, activists and journalists will gather on the island of Bali, Indonesia Monday to open talks aimed at crafting a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations treaty on climate change. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch Local Militant Groups Pose Threat in Pakistan Margaret Warner reports from Pakistan on the threat posed by local radical groups, the Aamy's role in the response, and reactions from Pakistanis. Continue watching
Nov 20 U.N. Report Reduces AIDS Estimates by Millions By PBS News Hour UNAIDS, the United Nation's group working on the AIDS epidemic, released a report Tuesday admitting that figures on the spread of HIV were over-estimated for the past decade. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Deadly Cyclone Wreaks Havoc for Bangladesh Aid agencies are rushing to assist Bangladesh in the aftermath of a cyclone that killed thousands and left millions homeless. Bangladesh's Ambassador to the United States and an international aid expert assess relief efforts. Continue watching
Nov 19 Death Toll from Bangladesh Cyclone Passes 3,000 By PBS News Hour Rescue workers scrambled to deliver aid to Bangladesh Monday as the South Asian nation struggled to recover from the worst cyclone to strike it in a decade, a category 4 storm that left at least 3,100 people dead. Continue reading
Nov 16 Deadly Cyclone Ravages Coast of Bangladesh By PBS News Hour More than 1,000 people are reportedly dead after a cyclone hit the coast of Bangladesh Thursday night, leveling homes with 150 mph winds and powerful waves, according to the United News of Bangladesh and the Associated Press. Continue reading