Jan 04 Watch Years After Attack on USS Cole, Focus Back on Yemen More than nine years since a suicide attack off the coast of Yemen killed 17 Americans on the U.S.S. Cole, the failed plot to blow up an airliner bound for Detroit has put the focus back on the Arab world's… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Other News: Stocks Rally on Falling Jobless Claims In other news, falling weekly jobless claims contributed to a Wall Street rally, and there are new warning signs that the U.S. might be facing a shortage of the seasonal flu vaccine. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Other News: Taliban Threat Looms on Eve of Afghan Vote In other news, a wave of fresh attacks struck Afghanistan one day before the nation's second presidential election, and Saudi Arabia announced the arrests of 44 suspected Islamist militants. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Obama, Saudi King Meet About Speech, Mideast Tensions President Obama met with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Wednesday ahead of his speech in Egypt aimed at improving relations with the Muslim world. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Other News: OPEC Supply Cut Expected In other news, OPEC is expected to decide to cut oil production at its upcoming European meeting Sunday and closing arguments began in the trial on the Minnesota Senate vote recount. Continue watching
Mar 02 Saudi Cabinet Reshuffle Signals Moderate Shift By PBS News Hour Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has selected several new, moderate leaders for the education, justice and health ministries, one of whom is the first woman to hold such a high post in the country. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch U.N. Takes New Steps to Curb Somalia’s Pirates After several recent pirate attacks, the U.N. Security Council authorized land and air operations to help stop the flow of the fighters from bases in Somalia. Experts examine the ramifications of the U.N. action. Continue watching
Oct 24 Oil Prices Continue Slide as OPEC Agrees to Cut Production By PBS News Hour Oil prices continued to slide Friday despite an agreement by OPEC members to cut production by 1.5 million barrels per day, in a new sign of the far-reaching fallout of the global financial crisis. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Increasing Fuel Costs Raise New Energy Concerns Concerns over high oil prices continue as lawmakers struggle to find production solutions. Two energy consultants discuss the factors behind the ongoing price jumps and analyze the trajectory of fuel costs for the near future. Continue watching
May 16 Oil Tops $127 but Saudi Arabia Declines to Increase Production By Admin, PBS News Hour As oil soared to a record-high $127 a barrel on Friday, Saudi Arabia's leader rebuffed appeals by President Bush to increase oil production, saying they did not see enough demand to warrant increased output. Continue reading