Mar 04 ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudanese President on War Crimes By Admin, PBS News Hour Judges at the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, charging the sitting head of state with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the battle-scarred region of Darfur. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch Other News: Winter Storm Blasts East Coast; Obama Nominee to Pay Back Taxes A late winter storm on the East Coast shut down schools, grounded flights and caused hundreds of wrecks, and Ron Kirk, the nominee for U.S. trade representative, has agreed to pay an estimated $10,000 in back taxes. Continue watching
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
Feb 25 India Charges Suspect in Mumbai Attacks By PBS News Hour Indian investigators have charged a man they say is the lone surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks with "waging war" against the country, among other charges that could lead to the death penalty. Continue reading
Feb 17 First Khmer Rouge Trial Begins in Cambodia By PBS News Hour The alleged chief torturer for the Khmer Rouge went on trial Tuesday for crimes against humanity, the first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Pol Pot regime more than three decades… Continue reading
Feb 13 Iraq Suicide Bombing Part of Effort to Stoke Sectarian Violence, Officials Say By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber detonated her explosives Friday among a crowd of mostly women and children on a Shiite religious pilgrimage in Iraq, killing at least 30 people and injuring scores more. Continue reading
Feb 12 Pakistan Holds Six Suspects in Mumbai Attacks By PBS News Hour The Pakistani government said for the first time Thursday that the late November grenade and gun attacks in Mumbai, India, were launched from its shores and that it had six suspects in custody. Continue reading
Feb 12 More Satellite Collisions Could Occur, Experts Say By PBS News Hour As space officials continued to track the debris fields created by Tuesday's collision of two satellites, experts warned that more crashes will inevitably occur in the increasingly crowded orbits above Earth. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Detroit Program Aims to Provide Job Training, Hope in Tough Times Eleanor Josaitis co-founded the Detroit program Focus: Hope more than three decades ago to provide job training and other opportunities to the city's residents. With the U.S. mired in a recession and the auto industry future uncertain, her group is… Continue watching
Feb 11 Taliban Attack in Kabul Leaves at Least 19 Dead By PBS News Hour Taliban insurgents with assault rifles and suicide vests stormed two government buildings and killed at least 19 people Wednesday, Afghan officials said, in one of the most audacious attacks on the capital by the Islamist group since its 2001 ouster. Continue reading