Dec 03 Watch Iran Halted Nuclear Arms Program in 2003, Report Finds A U.S. National Intelligence Estimate report released Monday found that Iran stopped developing nuclear weapons in 2003, but continues to enrich uranium and could still develop atomic arms in the future. Two intelligence experts discuss the findings and what they… Continue watching
Nov 07 Iran Reaches ‘Irreversible’ Nuclear Program Milestone By Admin, PBS News Hour Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Wednesday that the country's uranium enrichment program has reached a target of 3,000 working centrifuges. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Myanmar Takes Careful Steps Following Protest Crackdown The military rulers of Myanmar, the country also known as Burma, released 50 pro-democracy activists as its representatives met with movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Human rights advocates assess conditions since last month's crackdown on the protests. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch Protests in Myanmar Draw International Reaction The military rulers of the South Asian nation of Myanmar threatened to crack down on continuing pro-democracy protests on Tuesday even as President Bush announced new sanctions aimed at bringing reform. Regional analysts examine where the standoff is headed. Continue watching
May 29 Watch President Bush Levies New Sanctions Against Sudan In an attempt to help end the bloodshed in Darfur, President Bush announced new U.S. sanctions Tuesday that targeted the oil industry and Sudanese individuals involved in the region's violence. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte provides details. Continue watching
May 23 Nuclear Watchdog Reports Iran Expanded Nuclear Program By Admin, PBS News Hour Iran defied another U.N. Security Council deadline to end uranium enrichment and has expanded its enrichment capacity, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency report released Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 18 U.S. Warns of New Sanctions Against Sudan if Darfur Violence Continues By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush said Wednesday the United States would seek to tighten economic sanctions and impose new ones on the Sudanese government if it does not take firm steps to end the fighting in Darfur. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Senate Panel Considers Ways to End Darfur Crisis At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Wednesday, senators expressed impatience with the lack of progress in curbing violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. The panel discussed the possibilities of military force or economic sanctions against Sudan. Continue watching
Apr 09 Iran Defies U.N. Resolution; Announces “Industrial Scale” Uranium Enrichment By Admin, PBS News Hour Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran has begun enriching uranium "on an industrial scale," an expansion of the nuclear program that has drawn U.N. sanctions and condemnation from the United States. Continue reading
Mar 15 Six World Powers Agree on New Sanctions Against Iran By PBS News Hour Ambassadors from six world powers agreed Thursday on a set of new sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program and sent the recommendations to the U.N. Security Council for a vote. Continue reading