May 18 Clinton: Major Powers Have Reached Deal for New Sanctions Against Iran By Talea Miller Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that China, Russia and Western powers have agreed to a draft sanctions resolution against Iran for its nuclear program after months of negotiations. "We have reached agreement on a strong draft with… Continue reading
May 18 Tuesday: Afghan Bombing Kills 5 U.S. Troops; Incumbents Face Primary Tests Afghan policemen stand guard near the site of Tuesday's suicide attack in Kabul. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing that struck a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital of Kabul… Continue reading
May 18 Watch U.S. Spearheads New Sanctions to Stifle Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Russian and China have reached a deal with the U.S. and other world powers to impose new sanctions on Iran, a day after the country signed a deal with Turkey and Brazil to swap its nuclear fuel. Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue watching
May 18 Watch Relief Organizations Help Haitians Fight Hunger In the second of two reports about the role of relief organizations in rebuilding Haiti, Dave Iverson of KQED San Francisco explores two Haitian-led aid groups that are helping to feed the hungry after the devastating earthquake. Continue watching
May 18 Watch News Wrap: Times Square Bombing Suspect Arraigned in NYC In other news on Tuesday, the man accused of plotting a failed car bombing in Times Square appeared before a federal magistrate in Manhattan and a suicide bombing attack killed five Americans and one Canadian near Kabul. Continue watching
May 17 Thailand on Edge: Scenes of Violence, But Red Shirts Float Ceasefire Proposal Continue reading
May 17 Watch U.S. Eyes Sanctions as Iran, Turkey Forge Nuclear Fuel Swap Iran plans to ship more than 2,600 pounds of low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for uranium fuel rods to use in a research reactor, as part of a fuel swap deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey. Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
May 14 Q&A: Who Are the Pakistani Taliban? By Larisa Epatko The botched car bombing in New York's Times Square, and possible links to militants in Pakistan, has brought renewed attention to the group known as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. Continue reading
May 14 Report: Oil Spill Larger Than Thought; Pakistan Arrests N.Y. Bomb Suspect Oil spill workers connect sections of oil booms to protect marshlands in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. When the Deepwater Horizon rig sunk into the Gulf of Mexico last month, officials first estimated that it… Continue reading
May 13 McChrystal: 'Nobody Is Winning' in Afghanistan Conflict By Larisa Epatko U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal said that although progress is being made in Afghanistan, "nobody is winning at this point," in an interview airing Thursday on the NewsHour. Continue reading