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
Nov 17 Strife-Torn Haiti Delays Presidential Elections By PBS News Hour Haiti has postponed elections scheduled for Nov. 20 but not set a new date as the Caribbean country struggles to organize a credible vote amidst continued gang violence. Continue reading
Nov 15 Israelis and Palestinians Agree to Open Gaza Passage By PBS News Hour Israel and the Palestinian Authority announced Tuesday that they had come to agreement on allowing Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip in a plan brokered by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during all-night negotiations. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Iraq Questions: Warner and Durbin Two senators discuss pre-Iraq war intelligence and what lies ahead in Iraq, including possible exit strategies for U.S. forces. Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch Senate Debates Iraq Exit Strategy As polls show American support for the war in Iraq declining, some members of the Senate are asking for more information about the U.S. strategy in Iraq, including a possible exit timeline. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch A New Leader for Liberia After last week's run-off election in Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is poised to become the Africa's first female leader. Two guests discuss the election and challenges ahead for the West African nation. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Legal Rights of Detainees Congress is debating an amendment limiting the legal rights of detainees at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Two experts discuss the proposal. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Shields and Lowry Political analysts Mark Shields and Richard Lowry discuss the White House's justification for the war in Iraq after President Bush accused critics of trying to rewrite history concerning the lead-up to the war. Continue watching