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Suicide Bombings Kill 67 in Northern Iraq

Two suicide bombers Sunday set off explosives inside buildings housing Iraq's two leading Kurdish political parties, killing at least 67 people and wounded 247, in a once relatively quiet part of northern Iraq.

Bloody Sunday

Simultaneous suicide attacks killed 67 people at the offices of two Kurdish political parties in Irbil, Iraq, yesterday. Independent Television News correspondent Lindsey Hilsum reports on the attacks, and Gwen Ifill follows up with Najmaldin Karim of the Washington Kurdish…

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Critical Hutton Report Prompts Two BBC Resignations

The head of the British Broadcasting Corp. and its director-general resigned Thursday after an official inquiry censured the media corporation's "defective" editorial management.

U.S. to Launch Major Offensive Against Taliban in Spring

By PBS News Hour

The U.S. military is planning to step up its pursuit of Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in Afghanistan in the spring, unnamed U.S. officials told several media outlets Wednesday.

BBC Chair Quits Over Critical Hutton Report

The head of the British Broadcasting Corp. resigned Wednesday after an official inquiry strongly censured the media corporation's "defective" editorial management.

The Hutton Report

A British judge issued his long-awaited report Wednesday on the death of David Kelly, an expert on Iraqi weapons. Terence Smith examines the impact of this report on the British Broadcasting Corp. and Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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Six U.S. Soldiers, Two CNN Staffers Killed in Iraq

A bloody series of attacks in central Iraq Tuesday left six American soldiers, two CNN employees and at least two Iraqi civilians dead even as U.S. military operations continued against anti-coalition insurgents.

Suicide Bomber Hits NATO Convoy in Afghanistan

By PBS News Hour

A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of NATO-led security forces in Kabul on Tuesday morning, killing a Canadian soldier and an Afghan civilian. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the act.

In Memoriam: Jack Paar

Jack Paar, the man who essentially began late-night talk on television, died. The NewsHour airs a clip from his days of hosting NBC's "Tonight Show."…

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U.S. Conducts Raids After Weekend Violence Kills Six Soldiers

U.S. troops conducted raids in Baqouba, a volatile area 35 miles northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, detaining 46 people in the wake of attacks that left six American soldiers dead.