Apr 14 Watch Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Two Car Bombings in Baghdad Two car bombs detonated outside an Iraqi police ministry in Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 18 and wounding 36. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for this latest in a recent upswing in attacks. Continue watching
Apr 13 Iraqi Police Die Trying to Defuse Bomb As U.S. Official Visits By PBS News Hour A second senior U.S. official made an unannounced visit to Iraq Wednesday on a day of violence, including a bombing that killed 12 Iraqi policemen and the airing of a video showing a hostage pleading for his life. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch Despite Army Recruitment Shortages, Gays in the Military is Still Issue Kwame Holman reports on the latest controversy surrounding gay men and women serving in the armed forces. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Lebanon Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of its Fifteen-Year Civil War Lebanon continues to encounter political turmoil as pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami stepped down from his post Wednesday because he could not form a cabinet. This news comes as people across the country are commemorating the 30th anniversary of the… Continue watching
Apr 12 Rumsfeld Urges Swift Formation of Iraqi Government By Admin, PBS News Hour During a surprise visit to Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met with U.S. troops and urged new Iraqi government leaders to move quickly towards developing a constitutional government to avoid charges of corruption and insurgent activity. Continue reading
Apr 11 Iraqi-U.S. Forces Round Up Dozens of Suspected Insurgents By PBS News Hour U.S. and Iraqi forces launched their biggest raid in Baghdad in recent weeks, sweeping though a central neighborhood Monday and detaining dozens of suspected insurgents, the military said. Continue reading
Apr 08 Millions Gather in Rome to Bury Pope John Paul II By PBS News Hour Millions of pilgrims joined Roman Catholic Church leaders, kings, princes and heads of state to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of Pope John Paul II, in what many are calling the largest funeral in history. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Millions Gather in Vatican City to Honor Pope John Paul II Millions of pilgrims joined Roman Catholic Church leaders, kings, princes and heads of state to honor the life of Pope John Paul II in one of the largest funerals in modern history. Theologians and historians discuss Friday's ceremony at St. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Pope John Paul II Remembered at Funeral Mass in Vatican City The NewsHour presents extended excerpts of Pope John Paul II's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Continue watching
Apr 07 Pope Considered Resigning, Funeral in Poland By PBS News Hour Pope John Paul II wrote in his last will and testament that he considered resigning in 2000 when he was already ailing and when the Roman Catholic Church was entering a new millennium. Continue reading