Apr 05 Taylor Trial Could Lead Way to More African War Crimes Tribunals By PBS News Hour Former Liberian President Charles Taylor became the first African leader to face war crimes charges when he stood before an international tribunal in the West African nation of Sierra Leone April 3. Continue reading
Mar 29 Security Council Calls for Iran to Stop Uranium Enrichment By PBS News Hour The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a statement Wednesday demanding that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment program, marking the first direct request from the Security Council concerning Iran's nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Drought Plagues Horn of Africa Drought and hunger are spreading quickly across east Africa, specifically in Somalia and Kenya, damaging the countryside and killing families. A report on the severity of the famine and ways that organizations are helping soothe the plight. Continue watching
Mar 28 Wiretap Revelations Spur Presidential Powers Debate By PBS News Hour The Bush administration came under intense scrutiny in December 2005 when The New York Times revealed that the NSA, under the authorization of President Bush, had been engaging in a wiretapping program without seeking court-ordered warrants. Continue reading
Mar 28 Investigators Slip Radioactive Materials Past U.S. Border Patrol By PBS News Hour Two teams of government investigators testing the effectiveness of radiation monitors at U.S. borders were able to smuggle in enough radioactive material to make two "dirty bombs," a federal report released Monday said. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch Moussaoui Offers Damning Testimony Against Self Facing the death penalty for his conviction in connection with the 9/11 attacks, Zacarias Moussaoui claimed a much wider role in the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people. His testimony could help bolster the federal government's argument that the French… Continue watching
Mar 23 Security Council Deadlocked Over Response to Iran Nuclear Ambitions By PBS News Hour Foreign ministers from the world's most powerful nations are trying to end a deadlock over efforts to form a united front against threats posed by Iran's continued refusal to end its nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 23 Car Bombs in Iraq Kill At Least 56 By PBS News Hour At least 56 Iraqis died Thursday in attacks, including a suicide car bombing outside a police crimes unit headquarters in Baghdad in which 25 people, including at least 10 policemen, died. Continue reading
Mar 22 Basque Separatist Group Declares End to Violence By PBS News Hour ETA, a Basque separatist movement that has plagued the Spanish government for nearly 40 years, declared a permanent cease-fire Wednesday, ending a bloody campaign that has killed at least 850 people. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Sentencing Trial for Moussaoui Resumes After Delay The sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the 9/11 attacks, resumed Monday. Ray Suarez speaks with Laura Sullivan, a journalist covering the trial for National Public Radio, about the latest developments. Continue watching