Dec 18 Watch Terror Suspects Separate federal appeals courts Thursday ruled in favor of increased legal rights for Jose Padilla, the Chicago man accused of planning a dirty-bomb attack, and the 600 foreign detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Jim Lehrer discusses these decisions with… Continue watching
Dec 17 U.S., Four Central American Countries Reach Free Trade Deal The United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua announced Wednesday they reached an agreement on a free-trade deal after a final marathon negotiating session. Continue reading
Dec 14 World Leaders Congratulate U.S. on Capture of Saddam From London to Riyadh, world leaders welcomed the announcement that U.S. forces had captured former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, saying it ended the career of a brutal dictator and heralded a new era of hope for the Iraqi people. Continue reading
Dec 05 Deadly Bombing in Russia Kills Dozens A suicide bombing on a Russian commuter train near Chechnya killed at least 40 people and wounded 150 others on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the attack was an effort to disrupt the weekend's parliamentary elections. Continue reading
Dec 04 President Bush Lifts Steel Tariffs to Avert Trade War President Bush announced Thursday he would repeal the tariffs on foreign steel imposed in March 2002 to avoid a threatened trade war with Europe and Asia. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch Steel Tariffs Ended President Bush lifted tariffs on foreign steel Thursday, less than a month after the World Trade Organization's highest court ruled that they violated global trade laws. Jim Lehrer discusses the move with the president of a steelworkers' union and a… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Background: Steel Tariffs Ended President Bush lifted tariffs on foreign steel Thursday, less than a month after the World Trade Organization's highest court ruled that they violated global trade laws. Continue watching
Nov 26 U.S. Accuses Two Popular Arab Networks of Working With Iraqi Insurgents Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday alleged that two leading Arab-language TV networks, Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera, were cooperating with insurgents in Iraq by videotaping attacks against coalition troops. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Difficult Mission in Afghanistan The struggle to increase security and prosperity in Afghanistan continues two years after the U.S. toppled the Taliban. Following a brief background report, Ray Suarez talks with the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, about the progress of reconstruction efforts… Continue watching
Nov 21 International Consortium Suspends North Korea Nuclear Power Project The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization announced Friday that it is suspending a North Korean nuclear power project for one year. Continue reading