Mar 24 Watch Baghdad Bombing Raises U.S. Casualities in Iraq to 4,000 The U.S. military death toll in Iraq reached 4,000 after four soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb Sunday. Ray Suarez examines the numbers behind the American toll so far. Continue watching
Mar 20 China Sends More Troops to Tibet to Curb Protests By PBS News Hour China sent 80 trucks carrying paramilitary police to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa Thursday to quell anti-government protests, while the Dalai Lama offered to meet with Chinese leaders. Continue reading
Mar 17 Justices to Hear Broadcast Indecency Case By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments regarding the use of profanities on radio and television broadcasts, the first time the court will rule on such indecency matters in 30 years. Continue reading
Mar 17 Serbs Clash with U.N., NATO Forces in Kosovo By PBS News Hour Hundreds of Serbians protesters fought with U.N. and NATO forces Monday at a Kosovska Mitrovica courthouse in the worst violence since Kosovo claimed its independence a month ago. Continue reading
Mar 11 Top U.S. Military Commander for Mideast to Retire By PBS News Hour The top U.S. military officer in charge of Iraq and Afghanistan resigned Tuesday -- less than a year after taking command -- amid speculation about a rift over U.S. policy in Iran. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Top U.S. Commander in Mideast Steps Down The top military commander for the Middle East, Admiral William J. Fallon, resigned Tuesday amid speculation that he disagreed with the Bush administration's policy toward Iran. Time magazine reporter Mark Thompson details the story. Continue watching
Mar 11 Costs at the Pump Reach Record as Oil Prices Soar By Admin, PBS News Hour Prices at the gas pump rose to a record high Tuesday as oil prices climbed, putting further strain on American consumers already confronted with slumping home values and overall concerns about a lackluster economy. Continue reading
Mar 10 Suicide Bomber Kills 5 U.S. Soldiers in Baghdad By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber killed five American soldiers on a foot patrol Monday in central Baghdad, the U.S. military said. It was the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Iraq since Jan. 28, when five soldiers were killed by a roadside… Continue reading
Mar 10 Pakistan Parties Unite to Challenge Musharraf By Admin, PBS News Hour The widower of Benazir Bhutto and a former Pakistan prime minister announced Sunday that their political parties -- Pakistan's largest -- would form a new coalition government. Continue reading
Mar 06 Gunman Kills at Least 8 in Jerusalem Seminary By PBS News Hour A gunman infiltrated a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem and opened fire in a library Thursday night, killing at least eight people and wounding at least nine others, officials said. Continue reading