Mar 21 Watch U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan Presents Reform Plans for World Body United Nations Secretary-general Kofi Annan presented reform plans for the world body Monday. Ray Suarez speaks with two experts on the U.N. about the proposed reforms. Continue watching
Mar 17 Crude Oil Prices Hit New High; OPEC Considers Output Boost By PBS News Hour U.S. light crude oil prices reached a new high by surpassing $57 per barrel Thursday after OPEC's decision to increase production failed to assure traders concerned about tight supplies. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch President Bush Meets with the McCartney Sisters, Shuns Sinn Fein President Bush met Thursday with the family of Robert McCartney, a man who was murdered six weeks ago at a pub. The man's killers are widely believed to be members of the Irish Republican Army. For the first time in… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch President Bush Nominates Paul Wolfowitz to Lead World Bank President Bush selected Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz to become the next president of the World Bank. His nomination is already raising questions from the international community. A discussion about the controversial pick and his new role in the… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch U.N. Condemns Child Exploitation in War A new United Nations report on children and armed conflict says children in areas ravaged by war are at great risk for abuse and exploitation. The U.N. special representative for Children and Armed Conflict discusses the report's findings. Continue watching
Mar 07 Arms Control Expert Chosen As Next U.N. Ambassador By PBS News Hour Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Monday that Undersecretary of State John Bolton, an outspoken arms control expert, is President Bush's choice to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Continue reading
Feb 28 Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 115 in Iraq By PBS News Hour A suicide car bomb ripped through a crowd of police and national guard recruits outside a medical clinic south of Baghdad Monday, killing at least 115 people and injuring more than 130 in the single deadliest attack in the two-year… Continue reading
Feb 25 U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Northeastern Congo By PBS News Hour At least nine U.N. peacekeepers were killed in the central African nation of Congo Friday when attackers ambushed a patrol in the mostly uncontrolled northeastern province of Ituri. Continue reading
Feb 24 Suicide Bombings Target Police, Shiite Political Party By PBS News Hour A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car inside a police compound Thursday, killing at least 12 officers in the deadliest of a series of attacks against Iraqi security forces. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch Presidents Bush and Putin Discuss Democracy and Nuclear Proliferation President Bush ended his four-day European trip with a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Slovakia. President Bush raised his concerns about Russia's commitment to democracy, though the two leaders agreed to lead the fight against nuclear proliferation together. Continue watching