Mar 04 Watch Iraqi Elections Proceed Despite Threats of Violence With more killings in the run-up to Sunday's Iraqi elections, Jim Lehrer gets two perspectives on governance in Iraq from Feisal Istrabadi, former deputy ambassador to the United Nations, and Brian Katulis, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch Iraq Violence Targets Early Voters as Sunday Election Draws Near Iraq began early voting for its parliamentary elections amid blasts at polling locations that killed at least 17 people and injured more than 30 people. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch News Wrap: Suspect Pleads Guilty in NYC Terror Plot In other news Monday, a former Denver airport shuttle driver plead guilty to plotting bomb attacks in New York City, and outbreaks of violence in Baghdad killed 22 people as Iraqis prepare to go to the polls in two weeks. Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch News Wrap: Suicide Blast Kills at Least 54 in Iraq In other news Monday, a suicide bombing in Baghdad killed at least 54 Iraqis, and the Justice Department moved forward on an investigation involving the Blackwater security firm. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch News Wrap: Biden Visits Iraq to Quash Election Dispute In other news, Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad Friday hoping to ease tensions before the March elections, and Britain raised its terror threat level to "severe."… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch News Wrap: 5 Americans Held in Pakistan Deny al-Qaida Ties In other news, five U.S. men detained in Pakistan for their alleged terrorist ties have denied charges against them, and Iraq's prime minister said he would seek punishment for five American security contractors accused of killing 14 civilians in Baghdad… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch News Wrap: Zero U.S. Combat Deaths in Iraq in December In other news, December was the first month in the nearly seven-year long Iraq war without a U.S. combat death, and the U.K. launched a review of airport security in the wake of the failed plane bombing over Detroit on… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch News Wrap: Winter Storm Roils Travel Across Midwest In other news, a winter storm spread across the Midwest on one of the busiest travel days of the year, and Christmas celebrations began around the world. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Iraq’s Recent Calm Shattered by Multiple Blasts A series of five bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 127 people, and raising new questions about the ability of Iraqi forces to secure their country. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch News Wrap: 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bombing In other news, four American soldiers were killed by roadside bombings in Iraq, making Tuesday the bloodiest day for U.S. troops there in more than two months. And four other Americans died in eastern Afghanistan. Continue watching