Mar 11 Suicide Bomber Strikes Mosque in Mosul By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque during a funeral in the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 47 people and injuring more than 100. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch Senate Hears Pentagon Report on Prisoner Abuse by U.S. Forces The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony Thursday on a Pentagon report about prisoner abuse by U.S. forces around the world. Continue watching
Mar 09 Iraqi Police Find 41 Corpses; Minister Escapes Ambush By PBS News Hour Iraqi police found the bodies of 41 Iraqis either beheaded or shot by insurgents at two sites, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch Another Day of Deadly Violence as 41 Iraqis are Found Dead Iraqi police Wednesday found the bodies of 41 Iraqis killed by insurgents, while other violence in the country left one U.S. soldier and two Iraqi policemen dead. A The New York Times reporter gives an update from Baghdad. Continue watching
Mar 08 Russian Forces Kill Chechen Rebel Leader By PBS News Hour Chechen rebel leader and former Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov was killed during a "special operation," Russian military officials announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 07 Syria Announces Partial Lebanon Troop Pullback By PBS News Hour Syria will immediately begin a phased troop pullback in Lebanon, the presidents of both countries announced Monday in a joint statement. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch Iraqi Checkpoint Security Reevaluated In the wake of the friendly fire shooting of an Italian security agent in Iraq Friday, checkpoints and their security are coming under scrutiny. Military experts join an Italian journalist to discuss these dangerous areas and Italy's response to the… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch The Supreme Court to Hear Digital Copyright Case Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear a much anticipated copyright case, MGM vs. Grokster, which pits the entertainment industry against the makers of software that allows people to exchange music and movies. Media correspondent Terence Smith provides a… Continue watching
Mar 04 U.S. Troops Fire on Car of Freed Hostage, Killing Italian By PBS News Hour American forces manning a checkpoint fired on the car carrying an Italian journalist who had just been released by her captors, killing an Italian secret service agent and wounding at least two others, including the hostage, Giuliana Sgrena. Continue reading
Mar 04 Syria to Annouce Partial Withdrawal of Troops From Lebanon By PBS News Hour Former Lebanese government officials announced that Syria will soon begin a partial withdrawal of troops from Lebanon, but President Bush said the United States would not accept anything other than a full withdrawal of Syrian troops and officials. Continue reading