Dec 05 Suicide Bombing Heightens Israeli / Palestinian Tensions By PBS NewsHour A suicide attack that killed five outside a mall Monday prompted the Israeli government to order new strikes against the leaders of the militant group Islamic Jihad and raised the specter of increased violence in the Middle Eastern nation. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Debating Rendition Tactics Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday defended the CIA practice of snatching and transferring terror suspects overseas for questioning, a tactic also known as rendition. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Former 9/11 Commission Officers Fault Government in Report Members of the former 9/11 Commission gave the government mostly failing grades Monday on improving security. Following a background report, two members of the House Homeland Security Committee assess the commission's criticisms. Continue watching
Dec 04 U.N. Team to Question Syrian Witnesses in Hariri Murder Probe By PBS NewsHour U.N. officials investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will question five Syrian witnesses in Vienna starting Monday, a senior U.N. official said. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Grim Forecast in Pakistan As winter weather sweeps into the Himalayan Mountains, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees talks about the plight of people made homeless by the Oct. 8 earthquake. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Devastation in Guatemala 2005 marks a record year for the number and strength of hurricanes originating in the Atlantic Ocean. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports from Guatemala, a country hit particularly hard by the massive storms. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Families Struggle in Louisiana Three months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, many families are still struggling to find new jobs, homes and a return to a normal lifestyle. Continue watching
Nov 22 ‘Dirty Bomb’ Suspect Charged With Conspiracy By PBS NewsHour Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for three years as an enemy combatant suspected of planning a "dirty bomb" attack on the United States, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and aid terrorists overseas, the Justice Department said. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Michael White Discusses His and Other Musicians’ Situation Jeffrey Brown traveled with jazz musician Michael White and documentary filmmaker Michael Murphy to visit White's home in one of the flood-ravaged sections of the city. After touring the damage to his home, White and Brown discussed the situation in… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Afghanistan Violence Suicide bomb attacks and other forms of violence have more than doubled this year in Afghanistan. A U.S. military officer who served in Afghanistan and a journalist who covers the region discuss possible causes for the upsurge. Continue watching