Jan 05 U.N. Scales Back Darfur Effort Fearing Rebel Violence At Chad Border By PBS News Hour United Nations officials announced the withdrawal of its staff working in the war-ravaged western Sudan region of Darfur on Thursday, following increased fears of violence between rebels at the Chad border. Continue reading
Jan 03 China Criticized for Not Sharing Bird Flu Information By PBS News Hour Despite requests from the World Health Organization and other international health bodies, China is still not sharing virus samples from animals infected with the H5N1 strain of the bird flu. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch Refugees International Officials Discuss Recovery Efforts in Pakistan Relief efforts continue in Pakistan three months after a devastating earthquake struck the region. Following a report detailing the efforts, two officials from Refugees International discuss the recovery. Continue watching
Dec 28 Reform Effort Pushed as Part of U.N. Budget Deal By PBS News Hour Ending weeks of turmoil, the U.N. General Assembly late last week adopted its 2006-7 budget but with a spending cap aimed at pressuring countries into agreeing to key reforms within six months. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Assessing Tsunami Recovery One Year After Two guests involved in the disaster relief efforts after last year's tsunami in South Asia discuss the international effort that provided shelter, supplies and medical attention and prevented further deaths among the survivors from epidemics and starvation. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Pakistani Earthquake Survivors An Independent Television News report documents the struggle to survive in Pakistan as winter reaches isolated regions destroyed by the earthquake in early October. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Banda Aceh, One Year After the Tsunami A report from Banda Aceh in Indonesia, the area hit hardest by the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia a year ago, looks at how the region is recovering from and coping with the tsunami's impact. Continue watching
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