Mar 31 Terri Schiavo Dies 13 Days After Feeding Tube Removed By PBS News Hour Terri Schiavo, 41, died Thursday in a Florida hospice 13 days after her feeding tube was removed -- a decision allowed by the courts after years of legal wrangling between Schiavo's husband and parents. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Terri Schiavo Dies After 13 Days off Feeding Tube Thirteen days after her feeding tube was removed, brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo died Thursday morning at her Pinellas Park hospice. A discussion about some of the issues raised by the life and death of Terri Schiavo. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Iraqi Assembly Fails to Elect Speaker Showing Nation’s Political Rifts The new Iraqi assembly failed to elect a speaker to head the body at a Baghdad meeting Tuesday. Two regional experts discuss the political stalemate. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Election Tension in Zimbabwe On the eve of elections in Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe ends his reelection campaign amid charges of fraud and a national food shortage. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Age Discrimination The Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that workers as young as 40 can sue employers for age discrimination. A Supreme Court reporter explains the ruling. Continue watching
Mar 29 Contentious Iraqi Assembly Fails to Elect Speaker By PBS News Hour The new 275-member Iraqi assembly abruptly adjourned a contentious and sometimes chaotic meeting Tuesday after failing to elect a speaker to head the body. Continue reading
Mar 28 Opposition Leader Named Prime Minister in Kyrgyzstan By PBS News Hour Kyrgyzstan's parliament named Kurmanbek Bakiyev -- the key figure behind the overthrow of veteran President Askar Akayev -- as prime minister in an effort to end the chaos surrounding last week's coup. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Opposition Parties in Kyrgyzstan Name a New Acting President Opposition parties in Kyrgyzstan named an acting president Friday, one day after staging a lightning coup that displaced the government. A report and analysis about the political situation in the central Asian country. Continue watching
Mar 24 Opposition Seizes Control of Kyrgyzstan By PBS News Hour Kyrgyzstan's opposition declared itself in control of the Central Asian country Thursday after days of violent protests seeking the ouster of President Askar Akayev. Continue reading
Mar 24 Supreme Court Rejects Schiavo Parents’ Appeal By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court in a one-page order on Thursday refused Terri Schiavo's parents' request to reinsert their severely brain-damaged daughter's feeding tube. The order ends a four-day rush to get her case reviewed by federal courts. Continue reading