Jun 04 President Bush Names New Ambassador to U.N. By Admin President Bush said Friday that he has nominated former Republican Sen. John Danforth of Missouri to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch Newsmaker: Hoshyar Zebari Newly installed interim Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari discusses how he hopes the United Nations proceeds on supporting full sovereignty for Iraq. Continue watching
Jun 03 Aid Agency Suspends Operations in Afghanistan Following a deadly ambush by remnants of the ousted Taliban regime that killed five workers, the relief agency Doctors Without Borders halted operations in Afghanistan on Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Former Friend: Ahmad Chalabi Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmad Chalabi has gone from being a key Bush administration ally to being the subject of an FBI probe about his role in alleged espionage for Iran. Experts assess Chalabi's fall from American favor. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch U.S. Outlines Case Against Terror Suspect Padilla Terrorism suspect Jose Padilla plotted to use natural gas to blow up U.S. apartment buildings, according to newly declassified documents released by the Justice Department Tuesday. Margaret Warner discusses the government's case against Padilla with New York Times reporter Eric… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Interim Government Set to Take Over in Iraq Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab businessman, was named interim Iraqi president Tuesday, completing the slate of top government officials who will work toward Iraq's first elections in January. Regional experts assess the role of the transitional government and… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Caribbean Disaster: Floods Hit Haiti and the Dominican Republic Two weeks of heavy rains triggered fatal flooding in the central region of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jeffrey Brown discusses the devastating floods with Marko Kokic of the International Federation of… Continue watching
May 27 Radical Cleric Arrested in London on Terrorism Charges By PBS News Hour British police arrested Abu Hamza al-Masri, a radical Muslim cleric with alleged ties to Sept. 11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid, in a predawn raid Thursday. Continue reading
May 27 Watch Arrest of Islamic Cleric Abu Hamza al London police arrested Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on suspicion that he may be linked to alleged al-Qaida terror cells in the northwestern United States. Ray Suarez discusses the arrest with experts. Continue watching
May 26 Watch Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge The Bush administration confirmed Wednesday that it has heard increased "chatter" about a potential al-Qaida attack on U.S. soil this summer. Gwen Ifill speaks with Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge about this intelligence and the decision not to raise… Continue watching