Mar 30 U.S. Takes Responsibility for Shooting Deaths of Two Iraqi Journalists The U.S. Army accepted responsibility for the shooting deaths of an Iraqi reporter and cameraman near a roadblock in Baghdad earlier this month, but said soldiers were acting within the rules of engagement and killed the journalists by accident. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch In Memoriam: Alistair Cooke Alistair Cooke, a broadcasting legend on both shores of the Atlantic, died of heart failure yesterday in New York City. Cooke reported his radio program "Letter from America" each week for 58 years on the BBC, and American audiences knew… Continue watching
Mar 29 Bombings in Uzbekistan Linked to Islamic Militants, Officials Say A series of bombings and shootouts that killed at least 19 people and injured 26 in the authoritarian central Asian republic of Uzbekistan was the work of Islamic terrorists, officials said Monday. Continue reading
Mar 29 Closure of Shiite Newspaper in Baghdad Sparks Protests U.S. troops on Sunday temporarily closed a popular Baghdad newspaper after coalition authorities accused the Shiite Muslim weekly of printing lies that incited violence. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch In Memoriam: Peter Ustinov Actor and author Peter Ustinov, who appeared in 90 films during his 60-year career, died of heart failure yesterday in Geneva. The NewsHour remembers Ustinov with a clip of his performance as a Mexican general in the 1970 comedy "Viva… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Fallout Four editorial page editors offer their views on former White House counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke's allegations against the Bush administration. Continue watching
Mar 25 Army Strengthens Suicide Prevention Efforts in Iraq The Army highlighted ways it is intensifying suicide prevention efforts in Iraq after releasing a study Thursday showing the rate at which soldiers in that country take their own lives is higher than for the overall Army. Continue reading
Mar 24 High Court Weighs Pledge of Allegiance Dispute By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving a dispute over the words "under God" in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Mideast Assasination Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was killed in an Israeli helicopter missile strike outside a Gaza City mosque Monday, prompting threats of revenge by Palestinian militants. Two Mideast experts discuss Israel's decision to assassinate the Hamas founder… Continue watching
Mar 19 Arab Journalists in Iraq Protest Deaths of Reporters, Lack of Security Arab journalists on Friday staged a walk out of a Baghdad press conference given by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to protest the deaths of two of their colleagues and the lack of security for the media. Continue reading