Feb 14 Watch Saddam Hussein Protests Trial with Hunger Strike Saddam Hussein's trial continued with the deposed Iraqi leader's announcement that he and three of his co-defendants are refusing food in protest of the recently appointed chief judge. Following a background report, two lawyers react to the proceedings. Continue watching
Feb 13 Shiite Party Narrowly Votes to Retain Iraqi Prime Minister By PBS News Hour The leading Shiite alliance party voted to retain moderate Islamist Ibrahim al-Jaafari as Iraq's prime minister, but the one-vote margin exposed deep differences within the leading political party over the direction of the new Iraqi parliament. Continue reading
Feb 13 Preval Supporters Protest Haitian Election Tally By PBS News Hour Gunfire erupted Monday at a protest in Haiti over preliminary election results showing former president Rene Preval garnering less than 50 percent of the vote, which would require a runoff in March. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Vice President Cheney Accidently Shoots Hunting Companion Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a companion during a weekend hunting trip. A reporter at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times discusses the incident. Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch Chertoff Announces Changes for FEMA Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Monday that he plans to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make it better prepared for disasters. Two experts discuss the possible changes. Continue watching
Feb 12 Hamas Victory Sheds Light on Palestinian Finances By PBS News Hour Hamas' victory over the ruling Fatah Party in recent Palestinian elections has prompted Western governments to consider cutting off their economic aid, a move that would financially cripple the fledgling government. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch Iraq Confirms Final Election Results Iraqi officials certified the final results Friday from December's national elections. Jeffrey Brown discusses the outcome of the election and the recent violence in Iraq with Robert Worth of The New York Times in Baghdad. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Analysts Weigh Fallout from Muhammad Cartoons Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the response to controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, the debate over surveillance programs and the government's Hurricane Katrina response. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Senators React to Brown Testimony The Senate heard testimony from former Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown on the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Two senators on the Homeland Security Committee discuss their reactions to Brown's testimony. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Former FEMA Chief Questioned by Congress As part of its investigation into failings in the federal government's Hurricane Katrina response, the Senate Homeland Security Committee heard the testimony of Michael Brown, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Continue watching