Sep 15th, 2008 · The area of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan has been a hotbed of insurgent attacks. It has also been the launching point for Americans firing unmanned drones into the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser talks with Renee Montagne about the security situation in eastern Afghanistan. He commands thousands of American soldiers along Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.
Sep 1st, 2008 · The U.S. military handed over Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqi government forces on Monday. The vast desert region west of Baghdad was long a hotbed of the insurgency and the deadliest place in the country for U.S. troops.
Jul 28th, 2008 · Al-Qaida is on the upswing in Pakistan, but American military resources are stretched thin by conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Los Angeles Times reporter Greg Miller discusses whether the U.S. could take on another hotbed of insurgent activity.
Apr 27th, 2008 · Sporadic clashes continue in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. But American commanders are working to bring basic services to the sprawling Shiite slum, which is a hotbed of support for anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
Jul 22nd, 2007 · Kamchatka is a hotbed of geysers and volcanoes and is one of the last breeding havens for Pacific wild salmon. But a culture of poaching is endangering the salmon species and the region's ecosystem.
Jul 3rd, 2007 · Writer Christopher Hitchens talks about his old London neighborhood, which he says has gone from a multicultural hotbed for the working class to a breeding ground for jihadism. He discusses his article, "Londonistan Calling," which appeared in Vanity Fair last month.
Jun 22nd, 2007 · In Orange County's Little Saigon, a hotbed of anti-communist, anti-Hanoi sentiment, many are planning protests to coincide with the first post-war visit of a Vietnamese president to the United States.
Jun 1st, 2007 · There is a tenuous calm in Tripoli, where the Lebanese army is battling a surprisingly well-armed band of Islamists. But beneath the calm, the city is a hotbed of activity. This is the "wild" north, where local Sunnis hunted down one member of Fattah al Islam, recorded his killing on a cell phone and sent it to other young men as a trophy.