Dec 14 $7.4B Pledged to Palestinians at Paris Meeting By PBS News Hour International donors pledged Monday to support the embattled Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas, pledging billions in aid over three years -- a sum that topped the Palestinians' own expectations. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch Attack in Algeria Reopens Country's War Wounds, Stirs Terror Fears Two truck bombs exploded in Algiers, Algeria, Tuesday, causing heavy damage to U.N. offices and killing more than 31. A branch of terror group al-Qaida claimed responsibility. Experts assess what the attacks mean for Algeria, Northern Africa and the West. Continue watching
Dec 11 Blasts Kill Scores at U.N. Buildings in Algiers By PBS News Hour The North African wing of al-Qaida is suspected of detonating twin car bombs that killed as many as 67 people near U.N. buildings in the Algerian capital Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S., China Reject Emission Caps at Bali Summit By Admin, PBS News Hour Both the United States and China -- the world's biggest polluters -- have rejected the idea of including specific emissions limits in the final document that will come out of the talks at the United Nations climate change conference in… Continue reading
Dec 07 Democrats Seek Probe of CIA Tapes' Destruction By Admin, PBS News Hour Democratic lawmakers demanded a Justice Department investigation Friday into whether the Central Intelligence Agency obstructed justice when it destroyed at least two videotapes of two alleged terrorists being interrogated. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch CIA Tapes Re-ignite Debate on Interrogation Tactics Congressional Democrats called for an investigation Friday into whether a CIA decision in 2005 to destroy video tapes of the interrogations of two top terror suspects constitutes an obstruction of justice. Analysts offer insight on the potential fallout of the… Continue watching
Nov 30 Bali Talks to Set Stage for Further Climate Negotiations By Admin, PBS News Hour Nearly 20,000 policymakers, activists and journalists will gather on the island of Bali, Indonesia Monday to open talks aimed at crafting a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations treaty on climate change. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch Local Militant Groups Pose Threat in Pakistan Margaret Warner reports from Pakistan on the threat posed by local radical groups, the Aamy's role in the response, and reactions from Pakistanis. Continue watching
Nov 20 U.N. Report Reduces AIDS Estimates by Millions By PBS News Hour UNAIDS, the United Nation's group working on the AIDS epidemic, released a report Tuesday admitting that figures on the spread of HIV were over-estimated for the past decade. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Deadly Cyclone Wreaks Havoc for Bangladesh Aid agencies are rushing to assist Bangladesh in the aftermath of a cyclone that killed thousands and left millions homeless. Bangladesh's Ambassador to the United States and an international aid expert assess relief efforts. Continue watching