Jan 28 Heavy Fighting Erupts in Afghanistan When Apache helicopters went to investigate, they encountered small arms fire. U.S. B-1 bombers then responded by dropping 19 2,000-pound bombs on rebel hideouts, including deep caves. Continue reading
Jan 27 60 Minutes Producer To Step Down Don Hewitt, the 80-year-old creator of CBS' 60 Minutes who has run the program for 35 years, announced Monday he will step down as executive producer in June 2004. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch In Memorium: Bill Mauldin Terence Smith remembers the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who died Jan. 22 at the age of 81. Continue watching
Jan 22 France, Germany Unite Against Military Action in Iraq By PBS News Hour As U.S. forces continue to deploy in the Persian Gulf region, France and Germany announced they would work to prevent any U.S.-led military action against Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Update: The Guantanamo Bay Detainees A year ago last week, the United States brought the first prisoners in the war on terrorism to the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles reports on the state of the site. Continue watching
Jan 21 France Pushes E.U. to Oppose War Against Iraq France, the current chair of the United Nations Security Council, said Tuesday it would ask European Union nations to unite in opposition to early military action in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Extended Interview: Mouafac Harb Mouafac Harb, news director for Radio Sawa, discusses the challenges of providing objective news coverage of the Middle East and building trust with Arab audiences. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Public Diplomacy: Mamoun Fandy Mamoun Fandy, a media analyst and syndicated columnist, expresses his skepticism about the effectiveness of the U.S. government's outreach campaign. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Public Diplomacy President Bush signs an executive order creating a White House office to improve America's image abroad. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch In Memorium: Al Hirschfeld Artist Al Hirschfeld died Monday after a lifelong career drawing the stars of stage and screen. Ray Suarez speaks with a cultural writer for The New York Times and close friend of Hirschfeld. Continue watching