Jun 16 Challenges Just Beginning for New Iraqi Unity Government By Admin, PBS News Hour More than three years after American troops toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraq established a permanent government that joins Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish politicians under a federal Constitution. Continue reading
Jun 16 House Rejects Setting Timeline for Withdrawal in Iraq By PBS News Hour In a symbolic move, the House passed a resolution that connected the conflict in Iraq with the global war on terrorism and rejected setting a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops. Continue reading
Jun 16 Nepal Prime Minister, Rebel Leader Hold First Peace Talks By PBS News Hour The leader of Nepal's communist rebel group held talks with the country's new prime minister Friday paving the way for what many hope will be the end of a 10-year insurgency that has killed 13,000 people. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch The House Holds Heated Floor Debate on U.S. Troops' Withdrawal from Iraq The House held a heated floor debate on the Iraq war Thursday, with Republicans defending the conflict in the broader war on terror and Democrats criticizing President Bush's policies. Continue watching
Jun 15 Britain Agrees to Imprison Taylor if Ex-Liberian Leader Is Convicted By PBS News Hour Britain agreed to host former Liberian President Charles Taylor in one of its prisons if he is convicted of war crimes, a government official said Thursday, paving the way for the U.N.-backed court in Sierra Leone to transfer Taylor to… Continue reading
Jun 15 Renewed Violence in Sri Lanka Raises Fears of Return to Full-scale War By PBS News Hour Landmines in northern Sri Lanka ripped through a crowded bus Thursday morning, killing 64 people, including 15 school children, and wounding 78. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch The High Court Supports Police in No-Knock Search Case The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that evidence may be used in trials even if police officers failed to knock before entering a home. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch President's Baghdad Trip Sparks U.S. Iraq Policy Debate President Bush Wednesday hailed efforts to build a democratic Iraq, but called for "patience" as U.S. troops continue to fight the war on terror. Analysts Zbigniew Brzezinski and Walter Russell Mead discuss the direction of U.S. foreign policy. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch President Bush Urges Americans to Have Patience in Iraq At a press conference Wednesday, President Bush called for "patience and sacrifice" from the American people, while the U.S. troops remain in Iraq and continue to fight the broader war on terror. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch President Bush Made a Surprise Visit to Baghdad to Meet with New Leadership President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday to meet with the Iraqi prime minister and discuss ways to bring stability to the troubled nation. Continue watching