Mar 26 Watch Iraqi PM Calls on Militias to Cease Fighting in Basra Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki issued an ultimatum Wednesday for Shiite militias to lay down their arms against Iraqi security forces in Basra on the second day of deadly fighting among rival factions vying for power in the oil-rich city. Continue watching
Mar 26 Somali Islamists Capture Town; Aid Agencies Call for Action By PBS News Hour Islamist fighters took control of the town of Jowhar, Somalia, on Wednesday in an ongoing insurgency against the Western-backed government that has gathered steam in recent months. Continue reading
Mar 26 U.S. Seeks AIDS Vaccine Research Overhaul By Admin, PBS News Hour The head of the federal government's AIDS vaccine research program said Tuesday that the focus should shift from large-scale human vaccine trials back to basic research. Continue reading
Mar 26 Iraq Leader Gives Basra Gunmen Ultimatum By PBS News Hour As fighting continued between Iraqi security forces and Shiite militia fighters in the oil-rich port city of Basra, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gave an ultimatum Wednesday for gunmen to lay down their arms and forsake violence by week's end. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Deep-rooted Tensions Surface in Tibet Unrest The United States joined several European nations Tuesday in urging the Chinese government to engage in talks with the Tibetan government-in-exile, after two weeks of anti-government protests in the region. Experts examine the roots of the dispute. Continue watching
Mar 25 Fighting Rages for Control of Oil-Hub Basra By PBS News Hour Iraqi police and soldiers battled Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi fighters Tuesday for control of key neighborhoods in Basra, the country's second-largest city, as the radical Shiite cleric threatened a countrywide campaign of civil revolt. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Court Overrules President Bush in Texas Case, Weighs Detainee Rights The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas does not have to reopen the case of a Mexican national on death row, rebuking President Bush, and heard arguments in a terrorism detainee rights case. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle explains… Continue watching
Mar 24 Bhutto Ally Elected Prime Minister in Pakistan By Admin, PBS News Hour Pakistan's National Assembly elected Yousaf Raza Gilani, a top official in slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party, as prime minister Monday. Gilani then ordered the release of dozens of judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Miller Center Holds Debate on Religion and Politics The latest issue debate from the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs explores religion and politics. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh Obama’s Speech, Iraq War This week, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama delivered a high-profile speech on race in America and the Iraq war reached the five-year mark and U.S. economic anxieties continued to mount. Analysts David Brooks and Mark Shields reflect on the… Continue watching