Sep 27 Watch Using the Military At Home Active federal troops were dispatched to aid with security and recovery in New Orleans after state and local resources were unable to control Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. Two guests discuss whether the military should be given a more active role in… Continue watching
Sep 26 Irish Republican Army Gets Rid of Weapons Arsenal By PBS News Hour In a move that could end what has long been viewed as the primary obstacle to the full implementation of a political peace deal in Northern Ireland, the IRA has destroyed its vast arsenal of weapons, independent monitors announced Monday. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Protesting the War Two days after an estimated 100,000 antiwar demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C., hundreds rallied in front of the White House Monday. Dozens were arrested, including Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who has become a mouthpiece… Continue watching
Sep 23 Violent Clashes in Sudan Threaten Darfur Peace Talks By PBS News Hour A surge in violence between rebel groups and the Sudanese army in Sudan's western Darfur region is threatening to derail peace talks in the Nigerian capital of Abuja and putting a shaky cease-fire in peril. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Violence Escalates in Iraq Insurgents in Iraq launched a series of attacks last week in response to a U.S. offensive in the northern town of Tal Afar, including a suicide bomb in Baghdad that killed 160 people, while conflicts between British troops and Iraqi… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Tribute to Simon Wiesenthal Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of three concentration camps who is responsible for capturing 1,100 Nazis, died Tuesday at 96 at his home in Vienna, Austria. After two background reports, a guest talks about Wiesenthal's lifelong dedication to find and bring… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch The North Korean Agreement In a breakthrough after two years of talks, North Korea pledged Monday to end its nuclear weapons program and allow international inspections in exchange for energy aid, economic cooperation and security assurances. Two experts discuss North Korea's promise to dismantle… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Jalal Talabani Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, in Washington for meetings at the U.N. and with President Bush, discusses the latest violence in his country and the possibility of a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops. Continue watching
Sep 14 Delta, Northwest File for Bankruptcy Protection By PBS News Hour Delta and Northwest filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, illustrating the problem airliners are having with soaring oil prices and competition from smaller carriers. Continue reading
Sep 14 Coordinated Explosions in Iraq Kill More Than 150 By PBS News Hour At least a dozen explosions hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least 152 people and wounding more than 500 in a series of attacks for which al-Qaida has claimed responsibility. Continue reading