Jun 20 Watch Senators Debate Increasing Fuel Standards for Vehicles A provision in the new Senate energy bill would increase fuel economy standards for cars and trucks by 2020. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Kit Bond, R-Mo., debate the measure. Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Mosque Bombing Kills Dozens; U.S. Troops Launch Offensive A truck bomb that detonated outside a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's commercial centers Tuesday killed at least 78 people. A reporter gives the latest on the incident and on other developments in the country, including a new U.S. Continue watching
Jun 19 Baghdad Mosque Bombing Kills at Least 78 By PBS News Hour A truck bomb detonated outside a Shiite mosque in one of Baghdad's commercial centers Tuesday, leaving at least 78 people dead and injuring more than 200. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Fort Lewis Memorializes Fallen Soldiers from Iraq War Washington's Fort Lewis, the nation's third-largest Army post, has endured numerous losses from the Iraq war, many from Stryker brigades that patrol Baghdad. NewsHour correspondent Lee Hochberg reports on how the base is coping with the deaths. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Some Media Shifting to Add Point of View Media experts explore the trend of media organizations including opinion when reporting the news. Continue watching
Jun 18 At Least 100 Killed in Afghanistan Violence; 7 Children Dead in Airstrike By Admin, PBS News Hour Fighting in southern Afghanistan has resulted in at least 100 deaths in the past three days, Afghan officials said Monday, just hours after coalition forces reported seven children were killed Sunday in a U.S.-led airstrike aimed at al-Qaida members. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch Iraqi Minister Reacts to Mosque Bombing, Other Violence A key Shia mosque was bombed for the second time in Samarra, while a new Pentagon report revealed that violence across Iraq has increased since the U.S. troop surge. An Iraqi official and a reporter discuss the events. Continue watching
Jun 14 Abbas Disbands Unity Government After Hamas Takes Control of Gaza By Admin, PBS News Hour Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the Palestinian Unity government Thursday as the Islamic Hamas movement took control of the Gaza Strip, defeating rivals from Abbas' Fatah party. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Militants Attack Shiite Shrine in Samarra for Second Time Suspected al-Qaida bombers destroyed parts of the Shiite Askariya shrine in Samarra on Wednesday, sparking fears of reprisal killings. A wave of violence followed the 2006 bombing of the mosque's golden dome. A reporter in Baghdad describes the latest developments. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Fighting Between Hamas and Fatah Rages Across Gaza Hamas forces encroached on Fatah strongholds in Gaza Wednesday, gaining an advantage in what Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called "the first signs of a cruel civil war." Two regional experts, Ghaith al-Omari and Mark Perry, lend their perspectives on the… Continue watching