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
Aug 14 Watch Fighting Prompts Thousands More to Enter Darfur Camps Refugees International visited several camps in Darfur, Sudan, where fighting between the government and rebel groups has forced at least 25,000 more people to flee their homes and enter the camps. Ken Bacon, President of Refugees International, talks about the… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Government Adjusts Airline Passenger Screening Rules The Transportation Security Administration eased restrictions on airline passengers Sunday, while the Department of Homeland Security moved the terror threat level down a notch on flights from Britain. TSA chief Kip Hawley discusses the new security measures. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Suspected London Terrorists Linked to Pakistan British authorities said suspects in the alleged plot to blow up flights to the United States were men between 17 and 35, and most seemed to be Muslim Britons of Pakistani descent. Experts discuss the link to Pakistan. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Diplomats Work to End Mideast Fighting The U.N. Security Council moved to authorize the deployment of 15,000 troops to enforce a proposed truce between Israel and Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. Experts discuss efforts to end the violence. Continue watching