Jan 05 U.N. Scales Back Darfur Effort Fearing Rebel Violence At Chad Border By PBS News Hour United Nations officials announced the withdrawal of its staff working in the war-ravaged western Sudan region of Darfur on Thursday, following increased fears of violence between rebels at the Chad border. Continue reading
Jan 05 Attacks in Iraq Kill More Than 110 People Including Seven U.S. Soldiers By PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers killed at least 110 people and wounded more than 200 others in attacks in Iraq Thursday, bringing to 225 the number of people killed in the troubled country since the new year started. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch Rise and Fall of Independence Air The low-cost airline Independence Air made its last flight on Thursday. A report looks at the rise and fall of the airline and what its closure means for the industry. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Texas Defeats USC in a Classic Championship Game In a game likely to be remembered as one of the greatest in college football history, Texas defeated USC 41-38 in the Rose Bowl to capture the school's first national championship since 1970. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Former U.S. Officials Discuss Iraq with President Bush Former cabinet members met with President Bush to discuss his administration's strategy in Iraq. Madeleine Albright, secretary of state in the Clinton Administration, and James Schlesinger, secretary of defense in the Nixon and Ford administrations talk about their visit to… Continue watching
Jan 04 Attacks Across Iraq Kill At Least 53, Damage Oil Convoy By PBS News Hour A wave of attacks across Iraq Wednesday killed at least 53 people and wounded more than 40 others in the country's deadliest day of violence since elections on Dec. 15. Continue reading
Jan 04 12 Miners Found Dead After Frantic Rescue Effort By PBS News Hour Following a tumultuous night of conflicting reports on the fate of miners trapped by a devastating explosion, officials in West Virginia announced that 12 of the 13 workers located late Tuesday were dead. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Deadly Day in Iraq A reporter in Baghdad discusses the latest wave of deadly attacks in Iraq that killed more than 50 Iraqis Wednesday. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 191 U.S. Military Personnel Killed in Afghanistan The Pentagon has confirmed the deaths of 191 American personnel in Afghanistan since the beginning of U.S. military intervention in Oct. 2001. This report details the losses of life suffered by the U.S. in the Afghan war. Continue watching
Jan 02 Former Syrian Vice President Faces Treason Charges after TV Interview By Admin, PBS News Hour Officials in Damascus and the U.N. continued to react to the explosive allegations made by the former Syrian vice president in which he said Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened Rafik Hariri several months before Hariri was assassinated. Continue reading