Aug 22 Watch Iran Agrees to Negotiate on Nuclear Program Although Iran said Tuesday the country is willing to enter negotiations over its nuclear program, it did not indicate whether it would suspend uranium enrichment activities. Analysts discuss possible implications. Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch U.S. Urges Vote on Draft Resolution to End Israeli-Hezbollah Fighting U.S. officials pressed for a vote on a draft U.N. resolution that would set terms for an end to Israeli-Hezbollah hostilities. An expert discusses the agreement, drafted by the United States and France. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch President Bush’s Visit to Russia Highlights Concerns About Russian Democracy President Bush, in St. Petersburg for the G-8 Summit, has recently raised concerns about the direction of Russian democracy. Continue watching
Jul 10 Chechen Rebel Leader Basayev Killed in Blast By Admin, PBS News Hour Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, Russia's most notorious and wanted man, was killed Monday when a truck filled with dynamite exploded near his convoy. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Resigning Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick Discusses Darfur and Career Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who resigned from his post at the State Department Monday to work for Goldman Sachs, recounts his peacekeeping efforts in Darfur and experiences in other international arenas. Continue watching
May 26 Chechen Militant Accused in Beslan Siege Gets Life in Prison By PBS News Hour A Russian judge sentenced the only known surviving hostage-taker of the 2004 Beslan school siege to life in prison, prompting an angry outburst from mothers of some of the victims who stormed the cage where the Chechen militant stood. Continue reading
May 10 Watch President Putin Responds to Cheney Critique In his state of the nation speech Wednesday, President Putin addressed Vice President Cheney's criticisms of Russia's recent record on human rights and democracy as well as other domestic concerns. Two experts discuss the reactions to the exchange of criticisms… Continue watching
Mar 07 U.S. Rejects Russian Plan to Allow Iran to Enrich Some Uranium By PBS News Hour The Bush administration said Tuesday it opposes allowing Iran to enrich any uranium, a process used in the creation of a nuclear bomb, and hopes the U.N. Security Council moves to rebuke Iran over its nuclear program. Continue reading
Oct 22 Russian Duma Approves Kyoto Protocol Russia's state Duma on Friday ratified the Kyoto Protocol, which aims to fight global warming, giving the global pact a good chance of being enacted and boosting Russia's chance at joining the World Trade Organization. Continue reading
Sep 03 Scores Dies in Bloody End to Russian School Standoff By PBS News Hour At least 100 people died on Friday after Russian commandos stormed a school in southern Russia where separatist rebels held an estimated 1,500 people hostage -- mostly women and children. Continue reading