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Agents for Change

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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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.

Economic Crisis May Take Toll on Health Services in Developing Nations

By Admin, PBS News Hour

As the global economic crisis continues to unfold, concern is growing over maintaining funding for health services in developing countries that rely on foreign aid to provide necessary treatments.

Countries Urge Tamil Tigers to Surrender as Civilians Flee Fighting

By Admin, PBS News Hour

As Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers lose more territory in their fight against the government, international powers including the United States, European Union, Japan and Norway have urged the rebels to lay down their arms to avoid more civilian deaths.

Suicide Bomber Kills 21 in Attack in Southern Afghanistan

By PBS News Hour

A suicide bomber disguised as a police officer killed 21 Afghan police in a local station in southern Afghanistan Monday, according to government officials.