Oct 20 Watch Headed Toward Election Day, Candidates Hammer Messages Home in Battlegrounds After a recap of the latest news from the campaign trail, Gwen Ifill talks to political analysts Amy Walter and Stuart Rothenberg about key congressional races and how the electoral map is shaping up in the final weeks before the… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Suicide Attack Ends Benazir Bhutto’s Controversial Life After a look at recent NewsHour interviews with Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan experts and former colleagues of the late prime minister reflect on her political career, including her election as the youngest and first female Pakistan prime minister in 1988. Continue watching
Nov 30 Sudanese Protest British Teacher’s Sentence By PBS NewsHour A day after a British teacher was convicted of insulting Islam in a Sudanese court by letting her young students name a teddy bear "Muhammad" as part of a lesson, thousands of protesters called for more severe punishment - including… Continue reading
Apr 05 Doubts Persist over Nigerian Presidential Election Process By PBS NewsHour Amid voter registration delays and a dispute over the exclusion of a major candidate, Nigeria prepares for a historic presidential election that could see the country's first handoff of power from one elected civilian leader to the next. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Turkish Prime Minister Says U.S. Must Set Timetable for Iraq Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns Iraq has descended into civil war and says the U.S. should set a timetable for withdrawing troops. Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Pope Visits Religious Sites in Turkey Pope Benedict XVI visited the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, becoming the second pope to enter a Muslim place of worship. He praised Islam and supported Turkey's bid to join the European Union during his four-day trip. Continue watching
Nov 28 Pope Urges Peace During Visit to Turkey By PBS NewsHour Pope Benedict XVI made his first trip to a Muslim country as pontiff Tuesday when he visited Turkey, where he urged religious leaders to reject all acts of violence in the name of faith. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch First Muslim Elected to Congress Democrat Keith Ellison of Minnesota was the first Muslim to be elected to the House of Representatives. Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Guantanamo Suicides Stir Criticism of U.S. Policy Over the weekend, news of three suicides at the Guantanamo detention facility in Cuba raised new questions about the manner in which the United States is treating terror suspects. Continue watching
Mar 04 Death Toll Rises Above 570 in India’s Religious Clases At least nine more people died in Western India Monday as a result of continuing violence between Hindus and Muslims that has left more than 570 dead in six days. Continue reading