Aug 18 Reports Contradict Russia's Claim of Withdrawal By Admin, PBS News Hour Russia said Monday its military is withdrawing from Georgia, but left it unclear where its troops and tanks will operate under the cease-fire that ended more than a week of fighting in the former Soviet republic. Continue reading
Aug 18 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Resigns By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation Monday, just days before impeachment proceedings against him were set to begin in Parliament over his attempts to impose authoritarian rule on his nation. Continue reading
Aug 14 Russia Voices Ongoing Support for Georgia's Separatist Enclaves By PBS News Hour Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that Moscow would continue to offer support to Georgia's breakaway provinces. Continue reading
Aug 12 Bomb Targets Pakistani Military as Top al-Qaida Figure Reported Killed By PBS News Hour A bomb struck a Pakistani military truck Tuesday in the country's restive northwest, killing as many as 14 people, as reports emerged that a senior al-Qaida commander had been killed in clashes with Pakistani forces near the Afghan border. Continue reading
Aug 11 Georgia-Russia Crisis Deepens, Diplomats Rush to Urge Cease-fire By Admin, PBS News Hour Russian troops continued to push into separatist regions of Georgia on Monday and Georgian forces reportedly renewed some shelling of South Ossetia as violence continued to rage between the neighboring countries over the breakaway provinces. Continue reading
Aug 11 Coalition Air Strikes in Afghanistan Stoke Tensions Over Civilian Death Toll By PBS News Hour A U.S.-led air strike in Afghanistan killed 25 Taliban fighters on Sunday but also took the lives of eight bystanders held hostage by the militants, media reports said Monday, highlighting tensions over the civilian toll in the Afghan war. Continue reading
Aug 08 AIDS Conference Highlights Successes in Treatment, Struggles in Prevention By PBS News Hour Researchers and activists focused on the search for an HIV vaccine and other prevention methods, as well as broadening access to HIV care across the globe, at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, which concluded Friday. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Years After Anthrax Attacks, Bioterrorism Threat Still Looms As the probe into the 2001 anthrax attacks comes to a close, the country still faces challenges preventing and responding to bioterrorism attacks. Experts assess U.S. preparedness. Continue watching
Aug 07 Bin Laden's Ex-Driver Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years By Admin, PBS News Hour A military jury on Thursday sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver, Samil Hamdan, to 5 1/2 years in prison, making him eligible for parole in six months. Hamdan was convicted Wednesday on charges of providing material support for terrorism. Continue reading
Aug 06 Justice Department, Unsealed Papers Outline Anthrax Case Against Dead Scientist By PBS News Hour The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that Army scientist Bruce Ivins "was the only person responsible" for the mailed anthrax attacks that killed five people and rattled the nation in 2001. Continue reading