Apr 14 Malawi Launches Major Land Redistribution Program By PBS News Hour The government of Malawi in southern Africa Wednesday announced the launch of a $28 million land redistribution program aimed at giving land to 20,000 poor families. Continue reading
Apr 14 Three Indicted in U.N. Oil-For-Food Scandal By PBS News Hour A Houston oilman and two traders from Texas and England paid millions of dollars in secret kickbacks to Saddam Hussein, cheating the United Nations' oil-for-food program out of humanitarian aid funds, authorities said Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Oregon's Supreme Court Nullifies Over 3,000 Gay Marriages The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday nullified 3,000 gay marriage licenses, while the Connecticut state legislature moved toward approving a same-sex civil union bill. Following a background report, two analysts debate the recent actions and what they suggest about America's… Continue watching
Apr 13 Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to String of Deadly Bombings By PBS News Hour Former fugitive Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks across the South that killed two people and injured more than 120 others. Continue reading
Apr 12 Rumsfeld Urges Swift Formation of Iraqi Government By Admin, PBS News Hour During a surprise visit to Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met with U.S. troops and urged new Iraqi government leaders to move quickly towards developing a constitutional government to avoid charges of corruption and insurgent activity. Continue reading
Apr 11 China, India Alliance to End Longstanding Dispute By PBS News Hour In a landmark deal aimed at increasing cooperation between the two most populous countries in the world, India and China signed a strategic alliance Monday in New Delhi. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch President Bush Warns Israel Against Building New Settlements in the West Bank In meetings Monday with President Bush, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reiterated his promise to remove unauthorized Jewish settlements and Mr. Bush prodded both sides to work together to improve the daily life of Palestinians. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Brooks and Meyerson New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Harold Meyerson discuss the formation of an Iraqi government, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's ethics scandals and the pope's funeral. Continue watching
Apr 05 State Department Tightens U.S. Entry Rules By PBS News Hour In an effort to tighten border security, Americans re-entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, Panama and Bermuda will have to show their passports, administration officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 05 U.S.-Iraqi Forces Battle Insurgents; Iraqis Settle Some Cabinet Posts By PBS News Hour Four U.S. troops and one Iraqi soldier died in clashes that erupted across Iraq this week, the U.S. military said, while Iraqi politicians struggled to form a new government. Continue reading