Aug 16 Watch Iraq’s Constitutional Process Iraqi officials delayed the drafting of their inaugural constitution until next week. Following a background report, a former State Department lawyer, who has been a legal adviser in Iraq, discusses the decision to extend the deadline. Continue watching
Aug 15 Loss of Cabin Pressure Blamed in Greek Crash That Killed 121 By PBS News Hour The preliminary investigation into the deadly plane crash that killed 121 in Greece Sunday has found the jetliner likely lost all air pressure before crashing north of the Athens airport. Continue reading
Aug 15 Indonesia, Rebels Sign Aceh Peace Deal By PBS News Hour Indonesian officials and rebels from the Free Aceh Movement, or GAM, signed a truce Monday ending nearly three decades of fighting over the province of Aceh's independence. Continue reading
Aug 14 Justice Department Backs Pentagon in Challenge to Guard Base Closures By PBS News Hour The Defense Department Friday received the backing of the Justice Department for its plan to close down a number of Air National Guard bases over the objections of Air Guard commanders and state officials. Continue reading
Aug 12 Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gunned Down, Rebels Suspected By PBS News Hour Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was shot and killed early Saturday morning in the capital of Colombo, a murder that could strain already tense relations between the government and separatist rebels in the north. Continue reading
Aug 11 Nuclear Agency Raises ‘Serious Concern’ Over Iran By PBS News Hour The governing board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog voiced "serious concern" over Iran's resumption of nuclear activities this week, while leaving the door open for more negotiations. Continue reading
Aug 10 Iran Reopens Nuclear Site Despite International Opposition By PBS News Hour Despite U.S. and European calls to maintain a suspension on its nuclear program, Iran took the final steps to open its uranium conversion facility on Wednesday after U.N. inspectors removed seals from the plant's equipment. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch Publishing Pioneer A tribute to publishing tycoon John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony and Jet magazines, who died of congestive heart failure in Chicago at 87 years old. Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch Town Mourns Fallen Marines The town of Brook Park, Ohio, was devastated in August by the deaths of 20 Marines killed in Iraq. The mostly blue-collar town near Cleveland is remembering its fallen soldiers in a memorial, where parents, siblings, friends and family, many… Continue watching
Aug 08 ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings Dies At 67 By PBS News Hour Peter Jennings, the journalist and ABC anchorman whose career spanned more than four decades, died of lung cancer at his home in New York late Sunday. He was 67. Continue reading