Jul 13 Sudan Bombs Rebel, Civilian Targets in Darfur, Envoy Says By PBS News Hour The Sudanese government has resumed bombing civilian targets in the war-torn region of Darfur after a short-lived period of quiet, the U.S. special envoy for Darfur said Friday. Continue reading
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 15 Watch White House Backs World Bank Head Paul Wolfowitz The White House on Tuesday defended World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz as a special committee found that he broke the rules in dealing with a former employee, who was also his girlfriend. A proponent and an opponent of Wolfowitz's resignation… Continue watching
May 10 Watch British Prime Minister Blair to Step Down After Decade in Office British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Thursday that he plans to resign next month from the office he has held for the past decade. Foreign policy analysts look at Blair's record and relations with the United States. Continue watching
May 04 U.N. Panel Outlines Plan to Reduce Global Warming By Admin, PBS News Hour The world needs to significantly change its use of energy resources and cut greenhouse gas emissions in order to stem rising global temperatures, according to a U.N. climate report issued Friday. Continue reading
Apr 26 Somali Leader Declares Victory in War with Militants Despite Violence By PBS News Hour After a nine-day offensive by Ethiopian and Somali forces to clear Islamic militants from the capital city Mogadishu, Somalia's prime minister declared victory over the insurgents Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Negroponte Outlines Latest Efforts to Deal with Darfur Crisis An estimated 200,000 people have died in the fighting in Darfur, Sudan. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, who recently returned from a tour of the region, discusses the newest political and diplomatic efforts to mitigate the violence. Continue watching
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 06 Watch Climate Change Will Hit Poor Hardest, U.N. Panel Says Changes to Earth's climate and ecosystems will hit the world's poor the hardest, according to a report released Friday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Two of the report's lead authors, Michael Oppenheimer and Joel Smith, discuss the science… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Britain Asks U.N. for Help in Releasing Sailors from Iran The U.N. on Thursday adopted a version of a British statement calling for the release of 15 sailors and marines who are being held in Iran, while Iran wants Britain to admit its sailors entered Iranian waters. Three analysts discuss… Continue watching