Aug 29 Watch Anniversary Raises Questions about Aid to Katrina Survivors President Bush marked the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Tuesday with a speech where he admitted problems in the federal response to the disaster and pledged more funds for rebuilding efforts. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch New Orleans, President Bush Mark Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina New Orleans commemorated the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with church services and jazz processionals while President Bush met with Mayor Ray Nagin and promised a better response to future hurricanes during a speech Tuesday. The NewsHour looks at… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Iran Remains Defiant Amid Tensions over Uranium Enrichment U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan announced Monday that he would visit Iran, one day after Iran repeated its intention to continue uranium enrichment despite a U.N. deadline to halt nuclear program activities. NewsHour Correspondent Margaret Warner reports from Tehran. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch President Bush Visits Gulf Coast for Katrina Anniversary President Bush arrived in Biloxi, Miss. Monday to survey the region's recovery effort in the year since Hurricane Katrina. His next stop is New Orleans. The city's leaders and residents discuss the changes that have taken place since the hurricane… Continue watching
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