Jun 09 Israeli Troops Dismantle West Bank Settlement Israeli troops dismantled an uninhabited West Bank settlement Monday in some of the first steps in the internationally backed "road map" to Middle East peace. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch Presidents and Peace Jim Lehrer discusses the role of the American president in the Middle East peace process with diplomatic historians Kenneth Stein, Doug Little, and Diane Kunz. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Candidates’ Rx: Carol Moseley Braun Margaret Warner talks with former senator and Democratic presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun about her plans for the U.S. health care system. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch The Majesty of the Law Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor discusses her historic appointment, women in the legal profession, major court decisions, and her new book entitled The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice. Continue watching
Jun 06 French Troops Arrive in Congo Congolese residents greeted French troops with cheers of "liberated, liberated" as a U.N. contingent arrived Friday in the town of Bunia, the first wave of an armed U.N. deployment aimed at quelling the country's violent tribal warfare. Continue reading
Jun 06 Russian Parliament Approves Limited Chechen Amnesty Russia's parliament gave final approval Friday to a resolution that will provide partial amnesty for separatist fighters in Chechnya as part of the Kremlin's plan to stabilize the war-torn Russian republic. Continue reading
Jun 06 Palestinian Militant Group Halts Cease Fire Talks The militant Islamic group Hamas on Friday broke off planned talks with new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, saying it would continue attacks on Israelis and rejecting compromises Abbas made at Wednesday's U.S.-led summit. Continue reading
Jun 05 President Bush Heads Home, Faces Congressional Inquiry President Bush ended his week-long trip to Europe and the Middle East Thursday with a speech to U.S. troops stationed in Qatar, and then flew home to face mounting questions about whether the U.S. misrepresented intelligence that led to the… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch The President Abroad President Bush ended his six-nation trip with a speech to U.S. troops in Qatar, praising their rebuilding efforts and for making "sure that Iraq is not going to serve as an arsenal for terrorist groups." Two senators discuss the pace… Continue watching
Jun 04 U.N. War Crimes Court Indicts Liberian President A special United Nations-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone on Wednesday indicted Charles Taylor, president of neighboring Liberia. Continue reading