Aug 25 Watch Europe to Send 7,000 Peacekeepers to Lebanon U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced that the European Union had agreed to provide 7,000 troops, or nearly half the expanded peacekeeping force, to southern Lebanon. Analysts discuss the U.N. mission. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Reminders of Katrina Linger on Mississippi's Gulf Coast One year after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, the city's infrastructure remains in disarray and businesses are still suffering in parts of the state. The NewsHour provides a report from three recovering cities. Continue watching
Aug 24 Top U.S. Diplomat to Lobby Sudan for U.N. Darfur Force By Admin, PBS News Hour Calling an end to genocide in Darfur one of its top priorities, the State Department announced Thursday that it would send one of its top diplomats to Sudan to try to convince the African nation to allow a peacekeeping force. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch New Orleans Still Recovering One Year After Katrina A year after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, residents find that despite promises of aid from local, state and federal governments, the city still lacks adequate medical care and other basic services. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 11 British Terror Plot Suspects Charged Eleven people were charged in Britain for allegedly plotting to blow up airliners going from Britain to the United States. Continue watching
Aug 21 Nations Struggle with Details of Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission By PBS News Hour The United States plans to present another U.N. resolution on disarming Hezbollah in southern Lebanon in an effort to flesh out a peacekeeping plan for the region and break an impasse in the international body. Continue reading
Aug 17 France Offers Few Troops to Lebanese Peace Force By Admin, PBS News Hour President Jacques Chirac said France would only deploy 400 troops to Lebanon even as U.N. officials said they hoped for more troops from the country slated to lead the force to end the clashes between Israeli soldiers and Hezbollah militants. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch Suspects Held Without Charges in UK-U.S. Airline Bomb Plot A British judge agreed to extend the warrants of the 24 people suspected in a plot to bomb transatlantic flights until next week. British law dictates a maximum of 28 days for suspects to be held without charge. A reporter… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch France Agrees to Lead U.N. Peace Force in Lebanon France agreed Wednesday to lead a U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, while the Lebanese cabinet voted to start moving 15,000 troops to the region. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown discusses the U.N. effort. Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Arrests Cast New Light on British Anti-terror Policies London police announced Tuesday the arrest of a 25th suspect in the plot to bomb flights from the UK to the United States. Terrorism and law experts discuss the differences between U.S. and British anti-terror laws. Continue watching