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
Dec 07 Watch Handling Terror Suspects Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Europe and is confronted with questions from European allies concerned by recent reports of rendition and the questionable handling of terror suspects. Two experts assess the situation. Continue watching
Dec 05 9/11 Commission Report Finds U.S. Unprepared for Terror Attack By PBS News Hour A report released by the former Sept. 11 Commission on Monday found serious shortcomings in the federal government's progress to safeguard the United States against future attacks. Continue reading
Dec 05 Suicide Bombing Heightens Israeli / Palestinian Tensions By PBS News Hour A suicide attack that killed five outside a mall Monday prompted the Israeli government to order new strikes against the leaders of the militant group Islamic Jihad and raised the specter of increased violence in the Middle Eastern nation. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Former 9/11 Commission Officers Fault Government in Report Members of the former 9/11 Commission gave the government mostly failing grades Monday on improving security. Following a background report, two members of the House Homeland Security Committee assess the commission's criticisms. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Debating Rendition Tactics Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday defended the CIA practice of snatching and transferring terror suspects overseas for questioning, a tactic also known as rendition. Continue watching