Dec 06 Watch War-Torn Afghanistan Suffers Worst Sectarian Violence in Years After twin suicide bombings killed dozens of Shiite worshipers Tuesday in Afghanistan, a Sunni militant group in Pakistan claimed responsibility. Afghanistan's worst sectarian violence in years happened a day after a major conference in Germany about stabilizing the country. Judy… Continue watching
Dec 01 Proposed Military Custody for Terror Suspects Could Derail Defense Bill Detention facility at U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Updated 10:20 a.m. Friday: The Senate passed the defense authorization bill by a 93-7 vote Thursday night. Original Story: As the Senate prepares for a final vote on the… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch How Will Latest Protests Affect Egypt's Elections? On Friday the Obama administration issued a statement urging Egypt's ruling military council to speed up the transition to civilian rule, as angry protesters reiterated their impatience for change. Margaret Warner discusses the latest developments with the International Crisis Group's… Continue watching
Nov 24 Packing Up After 8 Years in Iraq By Larisa Epatko After a nearly nine-year war, all but a handful of U.S. forces will be leaving Iraq by the end of this year. As they close up shop, we checked in with Major Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, chief spokesman for the United… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch In Egypt, Split Seen Between Protesters, Organized Political Groups Violent clashes between protesters and security forces continued Tuesday in central Cairo, but the country's military rulers appeared to give ground on political reforms. Jeffrey Brown discusses what's next for Egypt's "unfinished revolution" with Mervat Hatem of Howard University. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch What Does U.S. Military Deployment Mean for Asia-Pacific? President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 U.S. troops will head to Australia, but he stopped short of saying the move was meant as a message to China. Ray Suarez explores what the move means for regional politics with… Continue watching
Nov 11 France, Britain Remember End to Bloody World War Soldiers return home to New York City, ca. 1919. (National Archives) Updated Nov. 11, 2011: Because their casualties from World War I so overwhelm those suffered by U.S. forces in their 20 months in the conflict, many European nations… Continue reading
Nov 11 Veterans Day Around the Nation Soldiers from Ft. Lee, Virginia help mark Veterans Day ceremonies at the World War II Memorial November 11, 2011 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) President Obama praised the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and impending handover in Afghanistan… Continue reading
Nov 10 'Where Soldiers Come From' Tracks Close-Knit Unit "We didn't think we had changed. We thought we were back from war and we were good to go," says 24-year-old combat veteran Dominic Fredianelli. Fredianelli is one of a tight-knit group of childhood friends from Michigan's Upper Peninsula… Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Young Veterans Come of Age During Wartime For more on this story, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching