Apr 29 Palestinian Parliament Approves New Prime Minister, Cabinet Palestinian lawmakers Tuesday approved a new Cabinet and prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, in a leadership change designed to restart the Middle East peace process. Continue reading
Apr 29 Supreme Court Allows Criminal Immigrants' Detention By Admin, PBS News Hour The United States Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that legal immigrants who have committed serious crimes and already served their sentences can be detained in prison without bail while awaiting their deportation hearings. Continue reading
Apr 29 Strikers in Nigeria Seize 100 Foreign Workers Striking workers on an oil rig off the coast of Nigeria's Niger Delta have taken 100 foreign employees hostage, including 21 Americans, company officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 28 Regulators Finalize $1.4 Billion Settlement Against Wall St. Firms Securities regulators announced Monday the final terms of a $1.4 billion Wall Street research settlement, ending almost two years of investigations into charges that analysts issued biased research to gain investment banking business. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Crime and Punishment: Saddam Hussein Regime Leaders As the number of Saddam Hussein regime leaders in coalition custody grows, questions arise about what the United States will do with them. Iraq watchers and legal experts discuss the issue with Ray Suarez. Continue watching
Apr 24 Powell Warns North Korea As Beijing Talks End Early Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that three-way talks between the U.S., China and North Korea aimed at ending a diplomatic standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program ended Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. Continue reading
Apr 24 U.S. to Begin Forming Interim Iraqi Government Next Week Coalition military leaders and Iraqi civilians will start the process of forming an interim government by the end of next week. Continue reading
Apr 24 Palestinian Suicide Bomber Kills One At Commuter Station A Palestinian suicide bomber killed one person and wounded at least 10 others in northern Israel Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 23 Arafat, New Prime Minister Agree on Palestinian Cabinet Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat approved a compromise version of his new prime minister's cabinet Wednesday, paving the way for implementation of an internationally-backed "road map" for peace with Israel. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Commercial Claims The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case involving corporate free speech. Gwen Ifill discusses the proceedings with Jan Crawford Greenburg of The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching