Jun 23 European Union Imposes New Sanctions on Iran By Admin, PBS News Hour European Union nations agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze of the country's biggest bank, which is suspected of providing services to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Continue reading
Apr 25 China to Hold Talks With Dalai Lama Aide By PBS News Hour China agreed Friday to hold talks with an envoy of exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, a move that follows weeks of calls for dialogue after a wave of anti-government protests have rocked Tibet and disrupted the worldwide Olympic torch… Continue reading
Mar 13 Government Fallout Continues in Serbia over Kosovo, EU Membership By PBS News Hour Serbia's president dissolved parliament Thursday and called for snap elections after weeks of tension over Kosovo's independence and Serbia's quest for European Union membership. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Turkish Prime Minister Says U.S. Must Set Timetable for Iraq Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns Iraq has descended into civil war and says the U.S. should set a timetable for withdrawing troops. Continue watching
Dec 19 EU Condemns Libyan Death Verdict By PBS News Hour Bulgarian and European Union officials condemned the death sentences handed down Tuesday by a Libyan court to six foreign medical workers for intentionally infecting children with HIV. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Turkey Torn Between Eastern Heritage and Western Opportunity For centuries Turkey has been known as a bridge between the East and West due to its strategic location. Now the predominantly Muslim nation must find a balance between its 80 years of separation between religion and state and new… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch Pope Arrives in Turkey, Marking His First Visit to a Muslim Country as Pontiff Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Turkey Tuesday, marking his first visit to a Muslim country as pontiff. He backed Turkey's bid to join the European Union and said he believed Islam was a religion of peace, hoping to soothe tension… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Europe to Send 7,000 Peacekeepers to Lebanon U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced that the European Union had agreed to provide 7,000 troops, or nearly half the expanded peacekeeping force, to southern Lebanon. Analysts discuss the U.N. mission. Continue watching
May 17 Iran Rejects EU Incentives to Halt Nuclear Program By Admin, PBS News Hour Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday dashed European Union hopes that his country would halt its nuclear program in exchange for incentives, saying doing so would be like accepting "chocolates" for "gold."… Continue reading
Aug 07 Iran Rejects European Proposal to End Its Nuclear Effort By PBS News Hour Iran remained defiant Sunday, one day after rejecting a European offer of increased economic and nuclear assistance in return for promises that the Islamic republic would not pursue elements of an atomic weapons program. Continue reading