Apr 23 Global Food Prices Dubbed a 'Silent Tsunami' By PBS News Hour The global food shortage and soaring cost of staple foods is a "silent tsunami," the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday, before a food summit hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss the growing crisis. Continue reading
Apr 21 Iraq PM Seeks Neighbors' Diplomatic, Fiscal Help By PBS News Hour Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday urged other Arab countries to reopen their embassies in the capital and to cancel his country's debts as a show of support for his government as it cracks down on militias in Iraq. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Earthquake Shakes Up American Midwest The Midwest awoke to a forceful magnitude 5.2 earthquake early Friday morning. The earthquake, centered in southern Illinois, damaged property but no injuries were reported. Ray Suarez talks to an expert about the rare Midwest quake. Continue watching
Apr 15 Deadly Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Baqouba, Ramadi By PBS News Hour Car bombs and a suicide attacker struck Baghdad and cities to the north and west of the capital on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people and shattering a recent lull in violence in predominantly Sunni areas while fighting rages in the… Continue reading
Apr 14 Zimbabwe Court Rejects Call to Release Vote Tally By PBS News Hour Zimbabwe's High Court dealt a major blow to opposition party leaders on Monday by rejecting their demand that the results from the March 29 presidential election be released. Continue reading
Apr 10 Mugabe, Opposition to Attend Emergency Summit By PBS News Hour Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai will meet with leaders of southern African nations this weekend in an emergency summit to discuss the deepening political standoff in the country. Continue reading
Apr 03 U.S. Wins NATO Support for Missile Shield Plan By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush secured NATO endorsement Thursday for his plans to construct a missile defense shield in Europe despite firm Russian opposition but failed to win backing for the quick accession of Ukraine and Georgia to the alliance. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch Memo Outlines Justification for Harsh Interrogation The Pentagon Tuesday disclosed a 2003 memo, since rescinded, that outlined the justifications for using harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects and said President Bush's wartime authority trumps any ban on torture. Continue watching
Apr 01 Scientists Plot Pollutants' Path at the Arctic By PBS News Hour The Arctic is a receptacle of the planet's air pollutants -- from forest fires to human-produced carbon dioxide emissions -- and a coordinated international effort is geared toward learning more about pollutants' effects at the top of the globe. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Documenting the 'The Bin Ladens:' From the Political to the Personal Author and journalist Steve Coll's new book "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" documents Osama bin Laden's upbringing and family environment. Coll discusses his new book with Margaret Warner. Continue watching