May 14 Coalition Forces Battle Al-Sadr Loyalists in Southern Iraq U.S.-led coalition forces, backed by tanks and helicopters, pushed into the center of the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Friday, pounding the positions of militant supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Continue reading
May 14 Hundreds of Christians Killed in Ongoing Religious Violence in Nigeria Thousands of hungry, scared Nigerian Christians in the northern city of Kano sought safety in police stations and military barracks Friday after two weeks of religious fighting across the African nation left hundreds dead. Continue reading
May 14 Editor of British Newspaper Fired After Fake Abuse Photos Published Piers Morgan, editor of the London paper the Daily Mirror, was ousted Friday in the wake of the publication of pictures showing alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment that turned out to be… Continue reading
May 14 Watch United Nations’ List of Top Neglected News The United Nations recently released a list of the top ten news stories that are rarely reported. Terence Smith reviews the list with Shashi Tharoor, the U.N. undersecretary general for communications and public information. Continue watching
May 13 Rumsfeld Surprises Troops With Baghdad Visit Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and armed forces chief Gen. Richard Myers made an unannounced visit to Baghdad Thursday. Continue reading
May 13 Watch Interrogation or Abuse of Iraqi Detainees Recent images of Iraqi prisoner abuse have raised questions about whether the Department of Defense created a climate for abuse by sidestepping international standards on the treatment for prisoners of war. Experts debate whether the U.S. military broke rules of… Continue watching
May 13 Watch Bending the Rules:International Law and the Treatment of Prisoners Recent images of Iraqi prisoner abuse have raised questions in Congress about whether the Department of Defense created a climate for abuse by sidestepping established international treaties on the appropriate treatment for prisoners of war. Kwame Holman reports on the… Continue watching
May 12 Video Shows Beheading of U.S. Hostage As Violence Continues in Iraq By PBS News Hour Islamic extremists released video Tuesday depicting the grisly decapitation of an American civilian held hostage in Iraq, saying the act was in retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison. Continue reading
May 12 Watch Senators Discuss New Iraqi Prisoner Photos Pentagon officials showed senators more than 1,000 new photos of Iraqi prisoner abuse Wednesday. Two of the senators discuss the impact of the images and their reactions. Continue watching
May 11 EPA Issues Off-Road Diesel Pollution Rules By PBS News Hour Environmental Protection Agency chief Mike Leavitt signed new regulations Tuesday aimed at cutting pollutants from diesel engines in off-road vehicles such as farming and construction equipment by 90 percent over the next eight years. Continue reading