Feb 22 In Iraq, Al-Sadr Extends Cease-fire Order to Militia By PBS News Hour Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite militia in Iraq for another six months, allowing the country more time to recover from brutal sectarian violence. Continue reading
Feb 18 Two Days of Attacks Leave Over 100 Dead in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour A suicide car bomber plowed into a Canadian military convoy, killing 37 people at a busy market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, a day after a bomber blew himself up at a dog fight outside Kandahar, leaving more than 100… Continue reading
Feb 14 Hurricane Victims Should Leave Toxic Trailers, CDC Says By Admin, PBS News Hour Federal officials said Thursday they will intensify efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of some 38,000 government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes. Continue reading
Feb 13 Top Hezbollah Keader Killed in Syrian Bombing By Admin, PBS News Hour Imad Mughniyeh, a senior leader of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and one of the world's most wanted terrorists, was killed Tuesday night in a car bombing in Syria, according to media reports. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Pentagon Charges Six Detainees With Crimes Tied to 9/11 The Pentagon announced Monday it had charged six Guantanamo detainees with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks and will seek the death penalty against them, setting the stage for trials by military tribunal. Legal experts… Continue watching
Feb 11 East Timor President Critically Wounded in Attack By Admin, PBS News Hour East Timor's president was critically wounded Monday after rebel soldiers attacked him and the prime minister separately during what officials called a failed coup attempt. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Congress Renews Debate Over Waterboarding Questions stirred anew this week on the legality of waterboarding, a controversial interrogation tactic, after new Congressional hearings examining its use on terrorist suspects. After a recap of the hearings, analysts Mark Shields and David Brook weigh the debate. Continue watching
Feb 07 Afghan War Troop Levels Strain NATO Alliance By PBS News Hour NATO is struggling to remain unified over the war in Afghanistan after the United States raised concerns that some members of the Western alliance were not willing to let their troops "fight and die" to defeat the Taliban. Continue reading
Feb 06 After Coup Attempt, Chad's President Asserts He's in Control By PBS News Hour Chad President Idriss Deby reemerged Wednesday to declare that his government was in total control of the country after a failed coup attempt last weekend. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch Cleanup Begins After Intense Storms Wreak Deadly Havoc on South Powerful storms and tornados tore across five southern states Tuesday night, leaving at least 54 dead. After a report on the weather disaster, the governor of Tennessee details the cleanup efforts and a weather expert offers insight on the storms. Continue watching