Sep 17 Attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen Leaves 16 Dead By PBS News Hour Militants attacked the U.S. embassy in Yemen Wednesday, assaulting the structure with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and at least one suicide car bomb. Officials said the attack killed at least 16 people, including six assailants. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Bin Laden’s Driver Receives 5 1/2 Year Prison Sentence A military tribunal jury sentenced Salim Hamdan, the former driver of Osama bin Laden, to five and a half years in prison Thursday. A Miami Herald reporter details the courtroom proceedings and what lies ahead for the Yemeni detainee. Continue watching
Aug 07 Bin Laden’s Ex-Driver Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years By Admin, PBS News Hour A military jury on Thursday sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver, Samil Hamdan, to 5 1/2 years in prison, making him eligible for parole in six months. Hamdan was convicted Wednesday on charges of providing material support for terrorism. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Military Trial Yields Split Verdict for Bin Laden’s Driver A military jury in Guantanamo Bay convicted Osama bin Laden's former driver on charges of providing support for terrorism Wednesday but cleared him of conspiracy charges. Experts weigh the verdict. Continue watching
Aug 06 Jury Delivers Split Verdict in First Gitmo Trial By Admin, PBS News Hour A military jury convicted a former driver and alleged bodyguard for terror leader Osama bin Laden on charges of providing material support for terrorism Wednesday, but acquitted him on more serious conspiracy charges. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Gitmo Trial Begins, but Questions Loom Over Detainee Legal Process After years of legal delays, the trial for Osama Bin Laden's former driver began Monday at Guantanamo, marking the first full-scale military tribunal at the base since it opened in 2001. Two legal experts examine the future of the detainee… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Americans Divided Over Mission, Scope, Future in Iraq Five years into the Iraq war, Americans remain divided over why we invaded, degrees of success and failure, and how to bring the troops home. The NewsHour's Big Picture election series now brings together a group of citizens to discuss… Continue watching
Dec 31 2007 Marks Deadly Year for U.S. Forces in Iraq By PBS News Hour A suicide bomb killed at least 12 Iraqis at a security checkpoint north of Baghdad on Monday, as news emerged that 2007 was the deadliest year for U.S. soldiers in Iraq since the war started, despite an overall drop in… Continue reading
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
Dec 12 Watch Attack in Algeria Reopens Country’s War Wounds, Stirs Terror Fears Two truck bombs exploded in Algiers, Algeria, Tuesday, causing heavy damage to U.N. offices and killing more than 31. A branch of terror group al-Qaida claimed responsibility. Experts assess what the attacks mean for Algeria, Northern Africa and the West. Continue watching