Apr 24 Two Suicide Bombers Strike Baghdad, Continuing Wave of Violence By PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers struck a Shiite holy site in Baghdad Friday, killing at least 60 people and wounding at least 125 more. Continue reading
Apr 24 International Monetary Fund Considers How to Help Poor Countries During Downturn By PBS News Hour The International Monetary Fund meets this weekend in Washington, D.C., to consider how to use its lending power to help the world's economies -- particularly the world's poorest countries -- weather the current economic crisis. Continue reading
Apr 23 Bombings Kill at Least 78 in Iraq's Deadliest Day in More Than a Year By Admin, PBS News Hour More than 78 people were killed and dozens more were wounded Thursday in two bombings in Iraq, one in Baghdad and one north of the city. In other news, the Iraqi military said they captured a suspected leader of an… Continue reading
Apr 22 Report Outlines Approval of Harsh Military Interrogation Methods By Admin, PBS News Hour A newly declassified Senate report outlines a new round of details on the approval and origins of harsh interrogation tactics used on terrorism suspects and prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib and the Guantanamo military prison camp. Continue reading
Apr 17 Memos Shed New Light on CIA Interrogation Tactics By Admin, PBS News Hour A series of Bush-era Justice Department memos chronicling the legal justifications for harsh CIA interrogation tactics used on top terrorism suspects was released by the Obama administration Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 17 Global Recession, Drug Violence Top Summit of the Americas Agenda By Admin, PBS News Hour The pressing issues of the global recession, Mexico's drug war and Cuba's conspicuous absence are expected to emerge during the fifth Summit of the Americans, which begins Friday in Trinidad and Tobago. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch BeadforLife Program Helps Lift Ugandans Out of Poverty A program that helps Ugandans sell beads in America has brought hundreds of families out of extreme poverty through a woman-to-woman network focused on sales at house parties and a Web store. Spencer Michels reports on the program and the… Continue watching
Apr 16 Ten Years After Columbine, Notable Moments in Recent U.S. Gun-control Debate By Admin, PBS News Hour On the second anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings and the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School attack, a look back at notable events in the gun-control debate over the past decade:… Continue reading
Apr 16 Obama's Mexico Visit to Tout Border Security, Drug Fight By Admin, PBS News Hour President Obama visits Mexico for the first time Thursday on the heels of naming a new "border czar" and instituting other security measures to try to shield the United States from growing drug violence in Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 14 N. Korea Vows to Withdraw From Nuke Talks By PBS News Hour North Korea said it would withdraw from six-party nuclear talks and restart a key reactor Tuesday in retaliation for a U.N. Security Council rebuke of a recent missile test. Continue reading