Jan 22 Russia Shuts Down Independent TV Station Russian officials Tuesday pulled the plug on TV6, the country's last nation-wide independent television station, leaving Russia without a national TV outlet outside Kremlin control for the first time since the Soviet era. Continue reading
Jan 18 Judge Denies Request to Televise Moussaoui Trial A federal judge Friday denied a request to televise the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person so far charged in the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 17 Secretary of State Powell Visits Kabul Secretary of State Colin Powell met with Afghanistan's Interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai in Kabul Thursday and pledged support for the country's reconstruction. Continue reading
Jan 17 SEC Chairman Harvey L. Pitt The following is the full statement of the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission proposing reforms for the accounting industry in effort to prevent another Enron disaster. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch Extended Interview: Gary Thatcher The director of the Middle East Radio Network discusses strategy and content plans for broadcasts to the Arab world. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with Terence Smith. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Extended Interview: Christopher Ross A State Dept. special adviser and former ambassador, Christopher Ross discusses the scope of his agency's public diplomacy campaign. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with Terence Smith. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Mamoun Fandy on U.S. Public Outreach Efforts in the Arab World A professor of Middle East Studies at the National Defense University, Mamoun Fandy discusses how the Arab world may receive new U.S. public outreach efforts. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with Terence Smith. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Tom Dine Discusses U.S. Outreach Efforts to the Muslim World The president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty discusses U.S. outreach efforts to the Muslim world and plans for a new Radio Free Afghanistan. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with Terence Smith. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Background: Widening the War A background report from Spencer Michels on opening another front in the war on terrorism. Continue watching
Jan 15 Troops Destroy Afghan Cave Complex, Seize Weapons U.S. troops discovered a web of tunnels Tuesday just outside an airport that the Marines are using as a base near the Afghan city Kandahar. Continue reading