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
Apr 21 Watch Amtrak Asks Congress to Aid Money Woes Amtrak, already facing steep money woes after suspending its high-speed Acela service for months due to brake problems, asked Congress Thursday for a 50 percent increase in subsidies to keep its trains running. Continue watching
Apr 20 Scores of Bodies Found in Tigris River; 19 Executed in Separate Killing By PBS News Hour Iraqi authorities pulled the bodies of more than 50 people believed to be Shiite hostages seized in the Madain region south of Baghdad from the Tigris River Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch Operation Homecoming The National Endowment for the Arts and the Defense Department joined forces on a project in which soldiers and Marines publish their wartime stories. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch More Than 50 Iraqis Found Dead in Tigris River Iraqi authorities pulled the bodies of more than 50 people believed to be Shiite hostages seized in the Madain region south of Baghdad from the Tigris River Wednesday. A New York Times correspondent gives an update about the latest violence… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Pope Benedict XVI Pledges Unity Among Christians and Other Faiths Pope Benedict XVI pledged Wednesday to work toward unity among Christians and dialogue with other faiths. A discussion on the challenges facing the new pope. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Pope Faces Challenges in Asia, Latin America Two experts on Catholicism and religion in Asia and Latin America discuss the challenges Pope Benedict XVI faces within the American Catholic Church and in the developing world. Continue watching