Aug 10 Watch Bombings in Iraq Stoke Fears of More Sectarian Violence In Iraq, 48 people were killed and 250 others wounded today in the latest string of attacks against Shiites. ITN's Channel 4 news correspondent Jonathan Rugman reports. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Other News: Iran Detains Three Americans; GOP Senators Line up Against Sotomayor In other news, Iranian officials confirmed they have arrested three Americans for allegedly crossing the nation's border illegally, and the full Senate moved to debate the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Continue watching
Jul 31 Iraq Adviser: U.S. Must ‘Declare Victory and Go Home’ By Larisa Epatko A memo circulated among the military and media, written by an adviser to the Iraqi military's Baghdad command, says the U.S. military has prepared Iraqi Security Forces as much as it can and should head home ahead of schedule. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Iraq Victory-declaration Idea, GDP Report Top Week’s News Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the top news of the week, including an idea to declare victory in Iraq and the latest economic figures. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch July Was Deadliest Month for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Margaret Warner updates the U.S. war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan then speaks with a Washington Post reporter about the latest military strategy. Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Other News: Economy Stabilizing in Parts of U.S., Fed Says In other news, the Federal Reserve indicated that the recession might be easing up but said the labor market remains soft, and Microsoft announced a long-awaited partnership with Yahoo. Continue watching
Jul 29 Gates: U.S. Could Quicken Iraq Troop Withdrawal The U.S. military could accelerate its withdrawal from the Iraq war thanks to a sustained drop in violence, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday after talks with his top commanders. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch Other News: Sotomayor Nomination Heads to Full Senate In other news, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to recommend Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice, and consumer confidence fell for a second straight month. Continue watching
Jul 27 Elections Mark Possible Turning Point for Kurds Over the weekend, Kurds across the three northern regions of Iraq went to the polls to elect new leaders. The two parties that have controlled the autonomous region for 20 years faced a powerful challenge from a new opposition party. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch In Washington, Iraqi PM Focuses on Security Steps During a weeklong visit to the U.S., Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with President Obama to discuss the road ahead for the country's security situation and other key policy issue. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching