Mar 27 More Troops, Civilian Trainers to Head to Afghanistan Under New Strategy By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama announced a new strategy for the Afghanistan war on Friday that would dispatch more military and civilian trainers to the country, in addition to the 17,000 more combat troops he already ordered. Continue reading
Mar 27 Text: Obama's Remarks on Afghanistan Strategy By Admin, PBS News Hour On Friday, President President Barack Obama announced his administration's new strategy for dealing with the al-Qaida terrorist organization and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Here are his remarks, as released by the White House:… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Seattle Coffee Company Uses Profits to Aid Bean Growers Seattle-based coffee company Pura Vida's core mission is to help its bean growers in Central America improve their lives. NewsHour special correspondent Lee Hochberg reports. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch N.D.'s Red River Valley Prepares for Massive Flooding President Barack Obama declared North Dakota a federal disaster area Thursday due to floodwaters that have closed roads and bridges throughout the Red River Valley and that weather specialists say have yet to crest. The mayor of Fargo and North… Continue watching
Mar 19 Bin Laden Criticizes Somali President in Latest Tape Message By Admin, PBS News Hour Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden called on Somali militants to topple the country's new President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed in a new audio recording posted Thursday on the Internet. Continue reading
Mar 17 North Korea's Rhetoric Rises Over Planned Rocket Launch By Dan Sagalyn North Korea has said it plans to launch a satellite in April, which some believe is a guise to test launch a long-range missile. NewsHour deputy senior producer for foreign affairs and defense Dan Sagalyn reports on what is motivating… Continue reading
Mar 16 Leftist Wins Presidency in El Salvador By Heather Berkman Former television anchor Mauricio Funes, a leftist from the former rebel group Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, won presidential elections in El Salvador on Sunday, ending two decades of conservative rule. Heather Berkman of the Eurasia Group describes Funes, his… Continue reading
Mar 13 Latin American Countries Worlds Apart in Economic Downturn By PBS News Hour With the global economy in a tailspin, some Latin American countries are feeling the effects of slumping trade and a drop in remittances from people in the United States, while others appear to have been spared for now. Continue reading
Mar 10 Reporter's Notebook: Battlefield Circulation Around a Deadly Part of Afghanistan By Admin, PBS News Hour In this reporter's notebook, Margaret Warner accompanied the military to outposts of U.S. and Afghan soldiers in one of the most active insurgent areas of Afghanistan. Watch for her reports about Afghanistan on the NewsHour the week of March 16. Continue reading
Mar 10 Biden Tells NATO Allies Talks With Taliban 'Worth Exploring' By Admin, PBS News Hour Vice President Joe Biden stressed shared security goals in Afghanistan during his visit to NATO headquarters Tuesday. Continue reading