Jan 04 Attacks Across Iraq Kill At Least 53, Damage Oil Convoy By PBS News Hour A wave of attacks across Iraq Wednesday killed at least 53 people and wounded more than 40 others in the country's deadliest day of violence since elections on Dec. 15. Continue reading
Jan 04 12 Miners Found Dead After Frantic Rescue Effort By PBS News Hour Following a tumultuous night of conflicting reports on the fate of miners trapped by a devastating explosion, officials in West Virginia announced that 12 of the 13 workers located late Tuesday were dead. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 191 U.S. Military Personnel Killed in Afghanistan The Pentagon has confirmed the deaths of 191 American personnel in Afghanistan since the beginning of U.S. military intervention in Oct. 2001. This report details the losses of life suffered by the U.S. in the Afghan war. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Deadly Day in Iraq A reporter in Baghdad discusses the latest wave of deadly attacks in Iraq that killed more than 50 Iraqis Wednesday. Continue watching
Jan 02 Former Syrian Vice President Faces Treason Charges after TV Interview By Admin, PBS News Hour Officials in Damascus and the U.N. continued to react to the explosive allegations made by the former Syrian vice president in which he said Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened Rafik Hariri several months before Hariri was assassinated. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch Training Iraqi Police Forces The United States launched a new mentoring program in Iraq that places American training advisors with Iraqi special police units working to secure stability at the front lines. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch TV-On-Demand Technology Recent advancements in television technology that give viewers control over watching television programs on their own schedule and on portable devices are revolutionizing the way networks distribute their programs. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Syria Refutes International Criticism Syrian authorities launched a public relations campaign to improve the country's tainted image following international allegations linking top Syrian officials to recent assassinations. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Reporting Sensitive Information Two guests discuss publishing news stories that contain sensitive intelligence information including recent stories by the New York Times and the Washington Post that some say could threaten national security. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Iraq Troop Drawdown One week after Iraq's successful parliamentary elections, the U.S. military confirmed Friday it will cut the number if troops in Iraq by about 7,000 early next year. Continue watching