May 02 Types of Nuclear Bombs By PBS News Hour In an atomic bomb, the energy or force of the weapon is derived only from nuclear fission - the splitting of the nucleus of heavy elements such as plutonium or highly enriched uranium into lighter nuclei. Continue reading
May 02 Watch New Wave of Violence in Iraq Leaves 130 Dead A new wave of violence in Iraq has left at least 130 people dead since a new government was adopted Thursday. Continue watching
Apr 29 Insurgents Unleash Multiple Bomb Attacks in Iraq By PBS News Hour Insurgents set off some 11 bombs in Iraq Friday, killing at least 24 people including seven Iraqi civilians and one American soldier. More than 100 people were wounded in the attacks. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Vietnam Thirty Years Later Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports on the 30th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam war. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Iraq’s National Assembly Approves Partial Cabinet Iraq's National Assembly approved a new government Thursday after nearly three months of political wrangling. The 37-member cabinet still has two vacancies and interim premier Ibrahim al-Jaafari told reporters that decisions would be made on the vacancies in the next… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Iraq Findings Conclude No Weapons of Mass Destruction Existed in Iraq An 18-month investigation into Iraq's purported cache of weapons of mass destruction ended Monday when the CIA's top weapons inspector, Charles Duelfer, released a final report saying no weapons were found. Duelfer discusses the report and the flaws in America's… Continue watching
Apr 26 Syrian Military Leaves Lebanon After 29 Years By PBS News Hour Syria's 29-year military presence in Lebanon ended Tuesday when the last Syrian soldiers crossed back over the border, completing a withdrawal brought by international pressure and massive Lebanese street protests. Continue reading
Apr 25 Iraq Postpones Naming Government; Insurgents Launch More Attacks By PBS News Hour Iraqi politicians failed again Monday to break a three-month deadlock over naming a transitional government, as the death toll from a weekend of coordinated insurgent attacks targeting police and civilians reached 29. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Japanese Prime Minister Apologizes to China for World War II Agressions Before his scheduled meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologized Friday to China for the pain his country inflicted on its neighbor during World War II. Continue watching
Apr 21 Senate Passes $81 Billion in Extra Funding for Afghanistan, Iraq By PBS News Hour The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved $81 billion in additional emergency funding for security and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Continue reading