Nov 20 Piracy Offers Lucrative Career in Lawless Somalia By PBS News Hour The recent hijacking of a Saudi Arabian oil supertanker demonstrated Somali pirates' increasing capabilities to seize ships, despite the efforts of a multi-national naval force meant to deter such attacks. Continue reading
Nov 19 Al-Qaida Warns President-elect Obama of Continuing U.S. Policies By PBS News Hour Al-Qaida made its first public statement about President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying it would continue attacks on the U.S. They also criticized Obama for his support of Israel and turning his back on his Muslim roots. Continue reading
Nov 18 Congo Rebels Announce Pullback to Aid Peace Bid By Admin, PBS News Hour In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebels announced a military pullback Tuesday to support a U.N. peace initiative and the government ousted its armed forces chief following a string of defeats. Continue reading
Nov 18 NATO Troops Fire at Insurgents in Pakistan By PBS News Hour NATO forces based in Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgent fighters within Pakistan in an attack coordinated with the Pakistani government, NATO officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 17 Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Headed for U.S. By PBS News Hour Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi-owned supertanker Saturday hundreds of miles off the Horn of Africa, seizing the ship loaded with crude oil and its 25-member international crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday. Continue reading
Nov 15 G-20 Leaders Outline Joint Efforts to Avoid Future Economic Crises By PBS News Hour As the G-20 economic summit drew to a close Saturday, President Bush and the leaders of nearly two dozen countries agreed to flag risky investing and regulatory loopholes in the hopes of preventing future financial meltdowns. Continue reading
Nov 14 G-20 Leadership Information By Admin, PBS News Hour The G-20, which is comprised of leaders and financial officials from industrial and developing countries plus the European Union holds talks on Nov. 15 in Washington's National Building Museum. Following is a look at the group's membership. Continue reading
Nov 14 Leaders Gather to Assess Global Financial Woes By Admin, PBS News Hour Leaders and central bank officers from more than 20 developed and emerging economies will gather this weekend in Washington to strategize on fixing major financial markets and assess the state of the global economic crisis. Continue reading
Nov 12 Sudanese President Announces Darfur Cease-fire, Rebels Reject Claim By Admin, PBS News Hour Sudan's President Omar Bashir announced a unilateral cease-fire to end the violence in the country's western Darfur region, but the move was rejected by rebel groups and international human rights organizations. Continue reading
Nov 11 Tony Anderson Turns Low-income Areas Green One Light Bulb at a Time By Admin, PBS News Hour In his junior year at Morehouse College, Tony Anderson started the Let's Raise a Million Project to bring energy-saving technologies to African-American low income communities previously left out of the green movement. Continue reading