Dec 29 Death Toll From Iran Earthquake Surpasses 25,000 The death toll from Friday's earthquake in the southeastern Iranian city of Bam has surpassed 25,000 and may continue to rise, Iranian government officials said Monday. Continue reading
Dec 26 Earthquake Kills Thousands in Iran A powerful earthquake struck southeastern Iran Friday, toppling buildings and reportedly killing at least 5,000 and injuring some 30,000. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch Tom Friedman’s Journal, Turkey and Poland Recently returned from a trip to two American allies, Turkey and Poland, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman discusses different views of President Bush, the United States and the military action in Iraq. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch World Views: America’s Battle Against Terrorism Three foreign affairs columnists assess how America's battle against terrorism continues to shape its relationship with other countries and its role in the world. Continue watching
Dec 22 Security Heightens in Response to Increased Terror Threat Heightened security measures followed Sunday's decision to increase the terror alert from "Code Yellow" to "Code Orange," the second highest level. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Terrorism Threat: From Yellow to Orange Security at American airports, bridges and ports was tightened, after the United States elevated the national terror-threat level from yellow (elevated) to orange (high) Sunday. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Compensating Victims of 9/11 Monday at midnight is the deadline for the families of 9/11 victims to make claims to the government's official compensation fund. Kenneth Feinberg, the fund's special master, discusses the fund and his team's outreach efforts. Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Libya Agrees to Give Up WMD President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Friday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi admitted seeking weapons of mass destruction, but would give up those programs and allow international inspectors to enter the country. Jim Lehrer discusses the developments… Continue watching
Dec 18 Appeals Court Orders Dirty Bomb Suspect Released By PBS News Hour A federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. government does not have the authority to detain accused American "dirty bomb" suspect Jose Padilla as an enemy combatant, ordering the Department of Defense to release the Chicago native within 30 days. Continue reading
Dec 18 Iran Signs Protocol Allowing Snap U.N. Nuclear Inspections Iran signed an agreement with the nuclear watchdog arm of the United Nations allowing the agency to conduct unannounced inspections of its nuclear facilities, as part of a new effort to convince the world it is not covertly developing atomic… Continue reading