Feb 13 Watch North Korea Agrees to Abandon Nuclear Program North Korea signed a tentative agreement during six-party talks in Beijing to shut down its nuclear program in exchange for over $250 million worth of oil. Two political experts discuss the deal and its chances for success. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Iran Denies U.S. Claims It Is Arming Iraqi Militias Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad denied U.S. claims that his country is supplying arms to Shiite militants in Iraq on Monday. The NewsHour reports on the ongoing battle of words between the United States and Iran as analysts discuss the charges… Continue watching
Feb 12 Nations Reach Tentative Deal on North Korea Weapons By PBS News Hour Negotiators from six countries reached a tentative agreement about initial steps for North Korea's nuclear disarmament Monday, the first concrete steps achieved in nearly three years of negotiations. Continue reading
Feb 12 Bombs Kill at Least 80 People in Iraqi Market By PBS News Hour Two car bombs tore through a crowded marketplace in Baghdad Monday, killing at least 88 people, as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shiite shrine bombing that brought the country to the brink of civil war. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch U.S. Troop Increase Underway in Baghdad The influx of 21,500 more American troops in Baghdad, part of President Bush's new Iraq strategy, is already starting to take place. Two journalists detail the troop surge and its effectiveness in the Iraqi capital. Continue watching
Feb 08 Palestinian Rival Groups Agree to Unity Government By Admin, PBS News Hour The two main rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, signed an agreement to share government power in Saudi-brokered talks Thursday, a move aimed at ending growing violence between the two factions. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Libby Trial Brings Journalism Practices Under Scrutiny The perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby this week continued to examine his involvement in the leak of a former CIA operative's name to the press. The case has called into question the use of unnamed sources and other… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Congress Investigates Private Military Contracts in Iraq The families of four private guards who were ambushed in Fallujah, Iraq, in March 2004 testified before Congress Wednesday that the security company that hired them failed to provide promised protection. Continue watching
Feb 07 Fifth Downed Helicopter in Two Weeks Kills Seven U.S. Soldiers By PBS News Hour The U.S. military confirmed the deaths of seven U.S. Marines on Wednesday after a helicopter crashed in Iraq's Anbar province. It was the fifth U.S. helicopter to crash in just over two weeks. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch New Iraqi Force Charged with Securing Baghdad A new Iraqi-led security force has been charged with curbing the violence in the Iraqi capital following a bloody weekend that saw the worst suicide bombing since the war began. A New York Times reporter discusses the atmosphere in the… Continue watching