Apr 27 Senators Propose Eliminating FEMA, Creating New Agency By PBS News Hour The senators who investigated the administration's performance during last year's Hurricane Katrina recommended the government dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency and create a new, stronger agency in its place. Continue reading
Apr 27 Haitian Leader’s Party Falls Short of Majority in Parliament By PBS News Hour President-elect Rene Preval's Lespwa Party failed to win a majority of seats in runoff parliamentary elections, meaning he cannot choose a prime minister and Cabinet… Continue reading
Apr 26 Key Player: Ehud Olmert By PBS News Hour Ehud Olmert, a detail-oriented millionaire and a savvy backroom politician, ascended to the leadership of Israel on Jan. 4, 2006 after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was incapacitated by a stroke. Continue reading
Apr 26 Key Player: Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh By PBS News Hour After gaining control of the Palestinian Authority in January 2006 elections, the radical Islamic group Hamas selected Ismail Haniyeh as the government's prime minister. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Tony Snow Moves from Fox to the White House President Bush named conservative commentator Tony Snow to be his new press secretary Wednesday. Snow, a former speechwriter for the president's father, currently works for Fox News. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch U.S. Officials Look to Bolster Iraqi Government Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad Wednesday to meet with U.S. military officials and Iraq's new leaders. Two experts discuss the progress made so far and the obstacles in forming… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Justices Mull Lethal Injection Arguments Some Supreme Court justices posed tough questions to lawyers Wednesday about whether the use of lethal injection on Florida death row inmates causes excruciating pain. Continue watching
Apr 25 China-Sudan Trade Relations Complicate Darfur Crisis By PBS News Hour When Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the White House last week, among other things, President Bush urged Hu to cooperate with the U.S. government in its effort to end the ongoing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region. Continue reading
Apr 25 Syrian Leader Meets With U.N. in Assassination Probe By PBS News Hour Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Tuesday with U.N. investigator Serge Brammertz to discuss Syria's alleged role in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Nepal’s King Reinstates Parliament Opposition parties in Nepal called off mass protests Monday, a day after the king reinstated parliament. However, communist rebels rejected the king's concession. A report and discussion on the turbulent times ahead for Nepal. Continue watching