Aug 20 Watch News Wrap: 3 Coalition Troops Killed in Afghanistan In other news Friday, three more coalition troops were killed in Afghanistan bringing the monthly death toll for international troops up to 31. In Iraq, an al-Qaida group has claimed responsibility for a Tuesday bombing that killed 61 people. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch News Wrap: Jurors Signal Deadlock on Some Charges in Blagojevich Trial Members of a Chicago jury told a judge they are deadlocked on some decisions in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Also in Iraq, eight soldiers were killed after insurgents lured them into a trap by using… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Deadlines and Dependency: What’s Ahead for Iraq After U.S. Troop Pullout? After seven and half years of combat and thousands of U.S. troops killed, the American combat mission in Iraq is set to wind down by late August. Gwen Ifill gets two views on the road ahead for Iraq and the… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch For Insurgents, IEDS a ‘Smart,’ But Indiscriminate, Weapon The deaths of six more U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan made for another record month of troop deaths and brought new attention on the dangers of roadside bombs known as IEDs. Ray Suarez speaks with Marine Staff Sgt. Todd Bowers of… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch U.S. Presses Ahead With New Sanctions Against North Korea Ahead of planned joint military maneuvers, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited South Korea Wednesday to talk about security measures and concerns over the North's nuclear program. Continue watching
May 31 Watch News Wrap: Americans Observe Memorial Day In other news Monday, President Obama paid his Memorial Day respects at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery outside Chicago, and American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan paused to remember fallen colleagues. Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch News Wrap: Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania Dies at 77 In other news Monday, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., died at the age of 77, and the nation's capital and much of the Mid-Atlantic remained snowbound in the wake of a weekend blizzard. Continue watching
Oct 23 NATO to Move Toward More Troops, Afghan Aid By Dave Gustafson Defense Secretary Robert Gates, speaking at a NATO conference in Slovakia, said Friday that allies are moving toward sending more troops and civilian aid to Afghanistan. Continue reading
May 12 Army Sgt. Charged with Murder in Iraq Clinic Attack By PBS NewsHour A U.S. soldier suspected of killing five fellow servicemembers Monday at a military counseling clinic in Baghdad was charged Tuesday with five counts of murder, the U.S. military said in a statement. Continue reading
Apr 30 UK to End Combat, Continue Training Operations in Iraq By Admin, PBS NewsHour British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday that troops from the UK will end their six years of combat operations in Iraq but will keep a small presence in the country to assist with training Iraqi naval forces. Continue reading