Mar 01 Watch Saddam Admits to Ordering Killings At least 30 more Iraqis died in and around Baghdad even as Saddam Hussein, on trial for his actions while Iraqi leader, admitted his role in some of the main allegations against him. Gwen Ifill speaks to Edward Wong of… Continue watching
Feb 28 Violence in Iraq Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded By PBS News Hour A spate of attacks in and around Baghdad killed at least 41 people and left dozens more wounded Tuesday, stoking fears the country could descend into civil war with Sunni and Shiite factions battling for political control. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Effa Manley Becomes First Woman in Baseball Hall of Fame Effa Manley was the co-owner of the Negro League baseball team the Newark Eagles during the 1930s and '40s. Monday, she became the first woman ever elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Continue watching
Feb 27 Scattered Violence Continues in Iraq After Curfew Ends By PBS News Hour Traffic returned and businesses reopened Monday after officials lifted a three-day curfew aimed at stemming sectarian violence in Iraq. However, sporadic violence continued with a mortar attack that killed four in Baghdad. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Olympics Ratings Lowest Since 1992 NBC aired hundreds of hours of prime time coverage of this year's Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, but saw the lowest overall ratings since the 1992 games in Albertville, France. Two guests discuss NBC's Olympic coverage and the reasons for… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Relative Calm Returns to Iraq After Bloody Clashes Traffic returned and businesses reopened after officials lifted a three-day curfew aimed at stemming sectarian violence in Iraq. A New York Times reporter in Baghdad talks about the recent violence, political negotiations between Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds and the status… Continue watching
Feb 24 Arab Company Agrees to Delay Port Takeover By PBS News Hour A United Arab Emirates company has agreed to delay its takeover of operations at six major U.S. seaports, giving the Bush administration time to convince skeptical lawmakers the handover would not threaten port security. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch Days of Clashes Raise Specter of Iraqi Civil War After days of sectarian strife marked by protests, riots and revenge killings in Iraq, tensions between Shia and Sunni Muslims remain high. Margaret Warner speaks with Borzou Daragahi of the Los Angeles Times in Baghdad about the day's events. Continue watching
Feb 23 Iraqi Sectarian Violence Grows After Shiite Shrine Attack By PBS News Hour More than 130 people were killed in sectarian violence across Iraq Thursday, as Shiites retaliated for Wednesday's bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch Shiite Shrine Bombed Iraqi religious leaders and U.S. officials react to the bombing of a Shiite shrine. Continue watching