Nov 28 Watch Immigration Control Along U.S.-Mexico Border In a speech in Arizona, President Bush stressed the need for improved enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border and proposed a guest worker program. Following a background report, four guests discuss the proposals. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Liberia's New President A report on the challenges awaiting the newly elected president of Liberia, Ellen-Johnson-Sirleaf, and the three and a half million people of her West African country. Continue watching
Nov 23 Chile's Pinochet Charged With Tax Evasion By PBS News Hour Former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was put under house arrest and charged with evading taxes on $26 million related to his overseas accounts, state television said Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch Sharon's New Mission Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's departure from the right-wing Likud Party forced the scheduling Wednesday of new elections in March. Following a background report, two experts discuss the factors driving Sharon's actions and what might come next. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Jose Padilla Charged Jose Padilla, who was arrested in 2002 for an alleged plot to attack the United States, has been indicted on charges related to supporting terror campaigns in Afghanistan and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday. Two experts discuss… Continue watching
Nov 22 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect Charged With Conspiracy By PBS News Hour Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for three years as an enemy combatant suspected of planning a "dirty bomb" attack on the United States, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and aid terrorists overseas, the Justice Department said. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch A New Constitution for Bosnia Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Tuesday that the leaders of Bosnia's three major ethnic groups reached an agreement to overhaul its constitution, 10 years after the Dayton Accords ended the Bosnian war. Richard Holbrooke and one of the principal… Continue watching
Nov 21 Sharon Quits Likud, Calls for New Elections By PBS News Hour Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threw the Israeli government into chaos Monday by announcing he would leave the hard-line Likud Party he helped form and asking the country's president to dissolve parliament and order new elections. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch Guilty Plea in Lobby Case Michael Scanlon, a former press aid to Rep. Tom DeLay and former partner to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty on conspiring to bribe public officials, a charge that arose from a government investigation into attempts to defraud Indian tribes and… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Agreement Opens Borders in Gaza Strip An agreement on Tuesday between Israel and the Palestinian Authority gave Palestinians control over border crossings in the Gaza Strip. Paul Wolfensohn, the U.N. special envoy, explains the deal. Continue watching