Jan 13 Watch Clinton Faces Questions on Bid to Become Top Diplomat Secretary of State nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing began Tuesday, when she answered questions on a range of foreign policy issues. Clinton also defended herself against criticisms of conflicts of interest linked to foreign contributions to her husband's… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Bush Looks Back on Presidency in Final Press Conference In what he called "the ultimate exit interview," President George W. Bush gave his final press conference Monday, admitting to some mistakes while defending the bulk of his decisions on domestic, economic, and foreign policy. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Local Militias to Help Battle Growing Taliban Resistance in Afghanistan U.S. and Afghan leaders are preparing to arm local militia groups to help curb rising Taliban violence in Afghanistan. The strategy comes from similar successful efforts in Iraq. Dexter Filkins of the New York Times reports on the development. Continue watching
Dec 24 U.S. Panel Spotlights Plight of Religious Minorities in Iraq By Larisa Epatko Although progress has been made to reconcile differences between Shia and Sunni Iraqis, other non-Muslims there are suffering "severe abuses of religious freedom," a U.S. advisory group recently reported. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Aid Group Names Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008 The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders has named the world's worst crises of 2008, including neglected medical needs in Iraq, Zimbabwe and Myanmar. Ray Suarez speaks with the group's executive director, Nicolas de Torrente. Continue watching
Dec 18 Iraqi Officials Arrested on Baath Party Suspicions By Admin, PBS News Hour At least 23 officials from Iraq's interior and defense ministries have been arrested on suspicion of working to reconstitute Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath party. Continue reading
Dec 17 British Troops to Withdraw From Iraq by Mid-2009 By Admin, PBS News Hour British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Wednesday that British troops will withdraw from Iraq by the end of July 2009, ending a mission that that provided the second-largest military presence in the country after the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Bush’s Final Iraq Visit Prompts Mixed Responses President Bush ended his farewell trip to Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday, where he met with officials about security matters and visited U.S. troops stationed in both conflict zones. Two Middle East analysts discuss the Bush administration's legacy in Iraq. Continue watching
Dec 15 Bush Wraps up War Zone Visits Marred by Shoe Incident By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush has wrapped up a final surprise visit to the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan to tout recent gains in the region, but the contentious nature of his valedictory trip was highlighted by an Iraqi reporter's shoe-throwing outburst. Continue reading
Dec 11 Suicide Bombing in Kirkuk Kills at Least 55 By PBS News Hour In one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in the past six months, a suicide bomber killed at least 55 people and wounded 120 Thursday in a crowded restaurant in Kirkuk, a city in northern Iraq. Continue reading