Apr 16 Popular Leader Sweeps East Timor Election Residents of the tiny half-island territory of East Timor voted overwhelmingly last weekend for a popular independence leader to become their first elected president. Continue reading
Apr 16 Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Virtual Child Pornography By Admin In a 6-3 decision, the U.S Supreme Court Tuesday struck down a congressional ban that made it a crime to distribute or possess computer-generated images of minors engaged in sexual acts. Continue reading
Apr 16 Powell Struggling to Make Progress in Mideast Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed guarded optimism that Israelis and Palestinians might be able to agree on a troop withdrawal and a cessation of violence before he leaves the region on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 16 Supreme Court Rejects Leggett Appeal By Admin The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Vanessa Leggett, the Houston-based writer who spent 168 days in prison for refusing to turn over her interviews about a Texas murder case to a federal grand jury. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Newsmaker: Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri discusses the prospects for regional peace in the Middle East on the eve of his meeting with President Bush. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Aftermath Independent Television News reports from Nablus and Jenin. Then, Elizabeth Farnsworth discusses the aftermath of the Israeli incursion into the West Bank with Jessica Barry of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Continue watching
Apr 15 Sharon Pledges Withdrawal Within a Week; Powell in Lebanon, Syria Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Monday that Israeli forces would leave most Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank by next week, but said his army would remain in the key cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem. Continue reading
Apr 15 Chavez Returned to Venezuelan Presidency Less than two days after he was forced to resign by his nation's military, President Hugo Chavez returned to power in Venezuela Sunday following a weekend of violence and confusion. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Diplomatic Mission: Colin Powell’s Trip Terence Smith reports on Secretary of State Colin Powell's diplomatic mission in the Middle East. Then, Smith talks with Todd Purdum, chief diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times, who has been traveling with Secretary Powell. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Diplomatic Challenge Two experts examine regional reaction to Secretary Powell's Mideast mission now that he has met with both Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Palestinian leader Arafat -- and announced he'll meet with both leaders again. Continue watching