May 04 Watch Republican Presidential Candidates Hold First Debate The 10 candidates for the Republican presidential nomination gathered for their first debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Thursday night. The NewsHour presents excerpts from the debate. Continue watching
May 03 Rice Urges Syria to Keep Fighters out of Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour In a rare face-to-face meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Syrian officials Thursday to do more to prevent foreign fighters from entering Iraq in order to help stabilize the war-torn nation. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Freed British Sailors Detail Captivity in Iran One day after being freed by Iran, British sailors spoke at a news conference Friday of being tied up, isolated, and threatened by their Iranian captors. A military expert explains how soldiers are trained to deal with being captured and… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Security Situation Deteriorates in Basra Four British troops were killed Thursday in a roadside ambush in Basra, a city in southern Iraq. A professor and a terrorism expert discuss the incident and security challenges there. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Britain Hails Iranian Release of British Sailors Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday his government would release the 15 British sailors and marines who have been held since March 23. Foreign policy analysts comment on the Iranian government's motivation. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Britain Asks U.N. for Help in Releasing Sailors from Iran The U.N. on Thursday adopted a version of a British statement calling for the release of 15 sailors and marines who are being held in Iran, while Iran wants Britain to admit its sailors entered Iranian waters. Three analysts discuss… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Former National Security Adviser Assesses Post-Cold War Presidents Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former national security adviser and author, discusses the successes and failures of the last three presidents as laid out in his new book. Continue watching
Mar 28 Video Shows British Sailors, Marines Seized by Iran By PBS News Hour Iranian state TV aired footage Wednesday of 15 British sailors and marines who were captured last week. It is still in dispute whether the boats' crews were seized in Iranian or Iraqi waters. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch China, Russia Call on Iran to Heed U.N. Nuclear Demands Russia and China, which have trade ties with Iran, called on the Islamic republic Monday to fulfill the United Nations' demands on its nuclear program. Experts discuss recent developments. Continue watching
Mar 21 Iran Warns of ‘Illegal’ Actions if U.N. Imposes Sanctions By PBS News Hour Even as the U.N. Security Council opened talks over possible sanctions, Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that Tehran will pursue nuclear activities outside international regulations. Continue reading