Oct 26 Watch Oil Prices Soar Amid New Middle East Tensions Crude oil prices hit new a new high Friday, closing at more than $91 per barrel amid news of more Middle East tensions, including expanded U.S. sanctions against Iran. An energy analyst and a government professor assess the reasons for… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Gore Earns Nobel Nod; Thompson Debuts with Debate Performance Among the week's news, former Vice President Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his climate change work and former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., debuted in his first presidential debate. Analysts David Brooks and E.J. Dionne discuss the week's… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Turkey Lashes Out at U.S. Lawmakers for Armenian ‘Genocide’ Measure Turkey criticized U.S. lawmakers and recalled its ambassador after a House panel voted to approve a measure that recognizes the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I as "genocide." A congressman and a former U.S. diplomat explain… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Biden Pushes Plan for Partitioned Iraq After Troop Drawdown A series of conversations about what may happen in Iraq after U.S. troops leave continues with Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., who has been pushing for the partitioning Iraq into more clearly organized ethnic areas. Continue watching
May 08 Watch Six Men Arrested in Plot to Attack New Jersey’s Fort Dix Federal prosecutors have charged six Muslim men living in the United States with plotting to sneak into Fort Dix in New Jersey and kill as many military personnel as possible. The NewsHour speaks with the U.S. attorney working on the… Continue watching
May 04 Kurdish Issues Cloud Turkey’s Dealings with Iraq By PBS News Hour After years of tensions, Turkey is considering military action in northern Iraq to root out Kurdish extremists, as the country's frustration with the inaction of U.S. forces and the Baghdad government grows. Continue reading
May 01 Turkish Court Annuls Presidential Vote Amid National Tension By Admin, PBS News Hour Amid large-scale protests, Turkey's highest court Tuesday annulled the parliamentary vote held last week to elect the ruling party's controversial presidential candidate. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Religion and Politics Interact Throughout Europe Religion has played an important role in politics throughout Europe, from France to Turkey, over the past decades. Ray Suarez details his recent travels to Europe, where he was discussing the role of religion in public life. Continue watching
Feb 09 Iraq’s Kurds Torn Between Government Participation and Independence By PBS News Hour While numerous plans were proposed over recent months to break the violence gripping Iraq's capital, the fact that most of the fighting is occurring in Arab regions has elevated Arab issues, making Kurds in the North feel increasingly marginalized. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Defense Secretary Nominee Gates Says U.S. Not Winning in Iraq Defense secretary nominee Robert Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday that the United States was not winning the war in Iraq. The NewsHour reports on the unfolding confirmation process for Donald Rumsfeld's replacement. Continue watching