Jul 14 Former Liberian Leader Taylor Denies War Crimes By PBS News Hour Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, the first African leader to stand trial for war crimes, denied all charges during his first day of testimony Tuesday before the three-judge Special Court for Sierra Leone. Continue reading
Jul 13 Major Eurasian Pipeline Deal to Help Diversify Gas Supplies By John Richard Cookson The highly anticipated $11 billion Nabucco pipeline, connecting the energy-rich Caspian region to Eastern Europe, moved forward Monday when five countries signed an agreement in the Turkish capital Ankara. Continue reading
Jul 13 Pakistani Refugees Trickle Home to Swat Valley By PBS News Hour Several hundred refugees began returning home to Pakistan's Swat Valley on Monday, part of a government repatriation program to resettle an estimated 2 million people who were displaced from their homes last spring because of fighting. Continue reading
Jul 10 Reporter's Podcast: What's Next for America's Role in the World? By Michael D. Mosettig As many things become global -- trade, communications, the economy -- the question arises of how long the United States can remain No. 1 in a globalized world. NewsHour senior producer for foreign affairs Michael Mosettig gets two perspectives in… Continue reading
Jul 09 G-8 Leaders Agree to Global Emissions Reduction Goal By PBS News Hour The Group of Eight leaders of industrialized nations agreed at a meeting in Italy to support a goal of cutting global emissions by 50 percent by 2050 and of cutting emissions in developed countries by 80 percent "in aggregate."… Continue reading
Jul 09 String of Bombs in Iraq Highlight Security Challenges By PBS News Hour More than 40 people died in series of bomb attacks across Iraq Thursday, as the country continues its struggle to improve security. Continue reading
Jul 06 Conversation: Stuart Eizenstat, Holocaust Era Assets Conference By Arts Desk Delegates from 50 countries just gathered in Prague to discuss the status of property looted by the Nazis during World War II, including hundreds of thousands of art works. Continue reading
Jul 02 Russia-Georgia Talks Aim to Prevent Another Flare-up By PBS News Hour Georgian and Russian officials reportedly engaged in constructive -- though at times strained -- talks this week and agreed to meet again in mid-September in the next of a series of discussions aimed at avoiding a repeat of August's five-day… Continue reading
Jul 02 Marines Launch Offensive to Seize Afghan Valley By Admin, PBS News Hour Thousands of U.S. Marines marked the start of a new offensive in Afghanistan Thursday, pouring from into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan to clear insurgents from the area ahead of the nation's Aug. 20 presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 30 Iraqi Forces Take Over Cities as U.S. Steps Back By PBS News Hour Six years after the U.S.-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraq declared a public holiday Tuesday to mark the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from cities and towns, staging a military parade aimed at illustrating its security progress. Continue reading