Dec 25 Governments Struggle to Create Tsunami Alert System By PBS News Hour A year after the catastrophic Asian tsunami, governments are still struggling to implement a regional tsunami warning system that could help prevent such massive loss of life in the future. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch A Closer Look at NSA The Bush administration has recently come under fire for authorizing the National Security Agency to spy on people in the United States suspected of terrorism ties. Two experts discuss the powers of NSA. Continue watching
Dec 19 Nations Agree to Phase Out Farm Export Subsidies By PBS News Hour Trade ministers from 149 nations concluded talks in Hong Kong with a deal on eliminating farm export subsidies by 2013 but without agreements on reducing trade barriers for agricultural and industrial products. Continue reading
Dec 17 Bush Adminstration Efforts to Thwart Nuclear Terorrism Criticized By Admin, PBS News Hour Nearly 18 months after the former 9/11 commission issued recommendations for how to prevent another attack within the U.S., the commission still says the Bush administration has failed to do enough to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Far From Home Over three months after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, many evacuees are still far from the homes they left in New Orleans. This report details the lives of some that have been forced to move to Atlanta -- and… Continue watching
Dec 13 Judge Orders FEMA to Extend Hotel Stay Deadline By PBS News Hour The Federal Emergency Management Agency must extend by one month its deadline for payment of hotel rooms for victims of Hurricane Katrina, a federal judge ruled Monday. Continue reading
Dec 12 U.N. Report Urges Syria to Make Arrests in Hariri Case By PBS News Hour A new U.N. report outlining details of the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has identified 19 suspects in the crime. Continue reading
Dec 09 Impasse Over Agriculture Threatens WTO's Hong Kong Meeting Trade representatives from 149 nations will converge in Hong Kong at the World Trade Organization's ministerial meeting in an attempt to revive the Doha Development Agenda to lower trade barriers in farm and manufacturing goods and services. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch U.S. Prisoner Policy Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's recent trip to Europe was clouded by questions about the handling of torture suspects. A reporter and two experts discuss how her statements refined U.S. policy during the course of her trip. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Miami Airport Shooting A federal air marshal shot and killed an airline passenger in Miami Wednesday after the man claimed to have a bomb. A reporter provides an update. Continue watching