Jul 08 Watch In ‘TransAtlantic,’ Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History In 'TransAtlantic,' Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Conversation: Colum McCann, Author of ‘TransAtlantic’ Conversation: Colum McCann, Author of 'TransAtlantic'… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Peace in Northern Ireland, But Religious Divide Remains Protesters have been out on the streets of Belfast in recent days in advance of Thursday's annual parade honoring Protestant King William's victory over his Catholic rival in 1690. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports on the ongoing religious tension --… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch News Wrap: Warrant Issued for President of Sudan In other news Monday, the International Criminal Court at The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Swiss authorities freed movie director Roman Polanski from electronic monitoring after rejecting extradition requests by the U.S. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch News Wrap: Ethnic Bloodshed Continues to Rock Kyrgyzstan In other news Tuesday, the death toll mounted in Kyrgyzstan as ethnic rioting aimed at minority Uzbeks continued, and British Prime Minister David Cameron apologized for the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" massacre of 13 civil rights demonstrators in Northern Ireland. Continue watching
May 05 Watch News Wrap: Volcanic Ash from Iceland Grounds More European Flights In other news Wednesday, a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland grounded flights in Scotland and Northern Ireland for a second day, and the U.S. Senate has dropped a $50 billion fund intended for liquidating banks from financial reform amendments… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch Clinton Group Unites Private, Public Spheres on Big Issues Amid the G-20 and U.N. summits, former President Bill Clinton's foundation brought together big names from both the private and public sectors to tackle major issues. Continue watching
May 10 Watch British Prime Minister Blair to Step Down After Decade in Office British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Thursday that he plans to resign next month from the office he has held for the past decade. Foreign policy analysts look at Blair's record and relations with the United States. Continue watching
Jul 28 IRA Vows to End Armed Campaign in Northern Ireland By PBS News Hour The Irish Republican Army announced Thursday it would end all armed campaigns and work purely through political channels in what could be a historic step forward in advancing the stalled 1997 peace deal. Continue reading
Oct 21 Northern Ireland Peace Process Falters; IRA Gives Up Weapons Cache The Northern Ireland peace process, stalled for more than a year, lurched back into motion Tuesday with dual announcements that the Irish Republican Army had surrendered more arms and the British government would hold key elections Nov. 26. Continue reading