Apr 13 U.N. Approves Global Nuclear Terrorism Treaty By PBS News Hour Members of the U.N. General Assembly approved a global treaty Wednesday aimed at preventing the illicit trafficking or possession of radioactive materials and atomic devices by terrorists. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch Serial Bomber Suspect Eric Rudolph Pleads Guilty to Four Attacks As part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Eric Rudolph, the man responsible for carrying out bombings against abortion clinics, a gay nightclub and Atlanta's Centennial Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics, pleaded guilty Tuesday. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch President Bush’s Nominees Face Tough Congressional Questions John Bolton, President Bush's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and John Negroponte, the nominee for director of national intelligence, have faced intense questioning in Congress. Media correspondent Terence Smith looks both hearings. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Three Men Indicted on Allegations of Terror Plot The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that three men have been indicted in connection to an alleged plot to attack financial institutions in New York, northern New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch John Bolton Appears Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee U.N. ambassador designate John Bolton appeared before a Senate committee Monday, facing tough questions from Democrats and Republicans over his past criticisms of the United Nations. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch U.N. Ambassador Nominee John Bolton Faces Senate Confirmation Hearings U.N. Ambassador designate John Bolton faced a tough confirmation hearing Monday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Former U.S. ambassadors to the U.N. discuss the hearing and debate the pros and cons of Bolton's nomination. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Patriot Act Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller urged lawmakers to renew the anti-terror Patriot Act. Most of the law is permanent, but there are 15 provisions set to expire this December. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Tsunami Recovery in the Maldives Islands The U.N.'s top official for development aid said, despite the successful initial response to last year's tsunami disaster, recent attempts to return people to work and their homes has been slow. Jonathan Silvers looks at the rebuilding efforts in the… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings Convene on the Patriot Act Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller urged Congress to renew key provisions of the Patriot Act Tuesday during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the controversial anti-terrorism law. Continue watching
Apr 01 Sudan Disputes U.N. Resolution on Darfur By PBS News Hour Sudan on Friday called a U.N. resolution referring Sudanese war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court "unfair, ill-advised and narrow-minded" and did not say whether it would comply, Reuters reported. Continue reading