Oct 10 Watch Deadly Earthquake Shakes Asia Three Independent Television News reports focus on the search for survivors in the rubble of the Pakistan-India earthquake that killed an estimated 20,000 people, many of them young children in school, and injured thousands more. Continue watching
Oct 09 Massive Earthquake Kills Thousands in Pakistan and India By PBS News Hour Villagers in Pakistan continued to work desperately Sunday to find survivors in the rubble caused by a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake originating near the border with India. The death toll ranged from 19,000 to 30,000. Continue reading
Oct 09 Deadly Earthquake Kills Thousands in Pakistan and India By PBS News Hour A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake originating near the Pakistan-India border Saturday devastated villages, triggered landslides and flattened buildings, killing more than 18,000 in both nations. Continue reading
Oct 07 Peace Prize Goes to U.N. Group for Anti-Nuclear Efforts By PBS News Hour The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency and its head Mohamed ElBaradei won the Nobel Peace prize Friday for their diplomatic efforts with Iran and North Korea to curb the spread of atomic weapons. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Nobel Peace Prize Winners A report on Friday's announcement that the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director, Mohamed ElBaradei, won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Continue watching
Oct 06 FEMA to Reassess No Bid Contracts Following Hurricanes By Admin, PBS News Hour The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reassess some no-bid contracts awarded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, acting FEMA head R. David Paulison said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch Linking War on Terror to Iraq President Bush reaffirmed the importance of the war in Iraq as part of the broader war on terrorism and outlined the extremist philosophy of the enemy. Following excerpts from the speech, two former U.S. officials discuss President Bush's strategy against… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Emergency Housing in Louisiana A report from Louisiana explores the problems of finding housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Oct 04 Search for Katrina Victims Ends; Children Return to School By Admin, PBS News Hour Signs of normalcy continued to return to New Orleans Tuesday as officials ended their door-to-door sweep for corpses and some schoolchildren returned to classes. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Recent Bombings in Bali Kill at Least 22 An Independent Television News report on the recent bombings on the Indonesian island of Bali, which killed at least 22 people. Continue watching