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: Norman Pattiz Norman Pattiz, chairman and founder of radio giant Westwood One, talks about the success of Radio Sawa, the broadcast he helped create, and his future goal to reach Arab audiences through a U.S.-funded television network. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Extended Interview: Bert Kleinman Bert Kleinman, the senior managing consultant for Radio Sawa, discusses the broadcast's outreach strategy in the Middle East and the Gulf region. Continue watching
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
Jan 17 U.S. Calls Iraqi Warhead Discovery "Troubling" A White House spokesman on Friday called United Nations weapons inspectors' discovery of empty chemical warheads in Iraq "troubling and serious," and said Baghdad had not declared the warheads in its weapons report as required by U.N. rules. Continue reading
Jan 16 Tipu Sultan By PBS News Hour An award-winning freelance journalist from Bangladesh, Tipu Sultan has survived near-fatal assaults in apparent retaliation for his reporting of government corruption. Continue reading
Jan 16 Irina Petrushova By PBS News Hour Irina Petrushova is the founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly publication Respublica, which covers business and economic issues in Kazakhstan, a former republic of the Soviet Union. Continue reading