Oct 29 Watch Obama: Suspicious Packages Underscore U.S. Need to Remain Vigilant President Obama confirmed Friday that packages containing explosives were shipped from Yemen to synagogues in Chicago as part of a "credible threat" to the U.S. Judy Woodruff talks to Greg Miller of The Washington Post for the latest. Continue watching
Oct 29 Obama: Packages on Cargo Flights Contained ‘Explosive Material’ By Larisa Epatko Two suspicious packages originating from Yemen were found overnight in Britain and Dubai on airplanes bound for the United States, officials said Friday, causing airports in the U.S. to heighten security procedures. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch News Wrap: Tornadoes and Storms Ravage Southeast, Killing 10 In other news Monday, major cleanups were underway across the South after tornadoes ripped through the region, killing 10 people. Also, the company that owns a West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners died in an explosion defended itself from… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Yemen’s Drug Crop Diverts Precious Resources Margaret Warner wraps her reporting series on the complex security picture in Yemen with a look at the drug qat, the cash crop that is depleting the country's water supply. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch U.S. Linked to Airstrike on Terror Target in Yemen Jeffrey Brown talks to Margaret Warner about her reporting trip to Yemen and security concerns from off-shoots of al-Qaida taking root in the country. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch President Saleh: Hunting al-Qaida ‘Relentless’ in Yemen In a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner talks to the country's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, about security threats, government corruption and relations with the U.S. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Yemen Lacks Counterterrorism Resources to Halt Jihadists As part of a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner reports on the country's anti-terrorism units on the Arabian Peninsula and the impact of military aid from the U.S. to the impoverished country in the fight against al-Qaida. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Yemen’s Struggles With al-Qaida Reveal a Country of Contradictions In the first part of a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner explores the country's complex security concerns and why the nation has become an effective home base for the newest threats from al-Qaida. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch From Yemen, Rising Concerns About Al-Qaida As growing al-Qaida activity in Yemen gives rise to increasing U.S. security concerns, Ray Suarez talks to correspondent Margaret Warner about her ongoing reporting trip in the Arabian Peninsula. Continue watching
Mar 16 Yemen Dispatch: Battling Insurgents By Margaret Warner Yemeni security forces are working on honing their counterterrorism tactics in the battle against a resurgent al-Qaeda affiliate in the region — AQAP, or Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. It was AQAP that recruited and trained the would-be Christmas… Continue reading