Aug 29 Watch New Ties With India In the third of a series of reports from the troubled subcontinent of South Asia, special correspondent Simon Marks looks at the evolving relationship between the U.S. and India. Continue watching
Aug 28 Andersen Worldwide Reaches $40 Million Settlement Andersen Worldwide SC, the umbrella company of convicted auditing firm Arthur Andersen LLP, agreed to pay $40 million to settle lawsuits filed by Enron Corp. shareholders and employees. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch Glimmer of Peace in Sudan Sudan, the largest country on the African continent, has endured a bitter and bloody civil war for nearly 20 years. Former Senator John Danforth, who recently traveled to the region as President Bush's special envoy, discusses new hopes for a… Continue watching
Aug 27 U.S. Increases Diplomatic, Military Pressure on Iraq President Bush met with Saudi Arabia's ambassador, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, in Texas Tuesday to discuss a possible military incursion into Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein from power. Continue reading
Aug 26 Bush Aides Say Congressional Approval Not Needed for Iraq Attack White House lawyers have told President Bush that he would not need explicit congressional approval to launch an attack on Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Continue reading
Aug 23 Federal Court Refuses to Widen Justice Dept. Surveillance Powers In the first ruling of its kind to be made public, a secret federal court denied a Justice Department request for broad new surveillance powers and rebuked the Federal Bureau of Investigation for misleading the court in past applications. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Secret Court Experts discuss a secret U.S. court's rebuke of the FBI and its denial of a Justice Department request for expanded surveillance authority. Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Background: Secret Court Ray Suarez speaks with New York Times correspondent Phillip Shenon about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's dismissal of a Justice Department request for increased surveillance authority. Continue watching
Aug 21 Israel Arrests Suspected University Bombers Israeli security forces on Wednesday arrested five Palestinians believed to be responsible for the attack on Jerusalem's Hebrew University last month. Continue reading
Aug 21 Former Enron Executive Pleads Guilty Former Enron Corp. executive Michael J. Kopper pleaded guilty Wednesday to financial misconduct and agreed to turn over $12 million of illegally obtained assets in the first federal criminal charges brought against a former Enron official. Continue reading