Apr 04 Ousted Kyrgyz President Akayev Resigns By PBS News Hour Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akayev, removed from power late last month amid mass protests, signed a resignation agreement Monday, opening the way for new elections in the former Soviet republic. Continue reading
Apr 04 Former House Majority Leader Delay Resigns From Congress By PBS News Hour Dogged by an ongoing corruption investigation, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once viewed as one of the most powerful Republicans in Washington, announced he was resigning his seat and would not run again this fall. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch The Problems Facing House Republican Leader Tom Delay A report on the troubles of House Republican Leader Tom DeLay of Texas over allegations of fund-raising irregularities and his vocal presence in the case of severely brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo. Continue watching
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