Feb 24 Watch Subdued Mardi Gras Returns to Big Easy With so much devastation and loss in New Orleans, some residents resent this year's Mardi Gras celebration, while others say it is important to get on with life. NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Big Easy. Continue watching
Feb 23 Iraqi Sectarian Violence Grows After Shiite Shrine Attack By PBS News Hour More than 130 people were killed in sectarian violence across Iraq Thursday, as Shiites retaliated for Wednesday's bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch Experts Debate the Security of Foreign-Run Ports After a background report, experts debate a controversial deal to transfer management of terminals at six U.S. ports to a state-owned company in the United Arab Emirates. Continue watching
Feb 21 Illness Breaks Out Among Philippine Mudslide Survivors By PBS News Hour Breakouts of chickenpox and other infectious diseases at crowded evacuation centers in the Philippines have sparked new concerns about the survivors of Friday's deadly landslide. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Officials Debate Impact of Dubai Port Deal President Bush defended a deal to allow a state-run business in the United Arab Emirates to run six U.S. ports despite opposition from Congress over domestic security concerns. Following a background report, two guests give their opposing views on the… Continue watching
Feb 17 Mudslide Buries Villages in Philippines, Hundreds Missing By PBS News Hour Heavy rains in the central Philippines triggered mudslides Friday morning that swallowed hundreds of homes and an elementary school in sludge three stories high. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Army Corps Races to Rebuild New Orleans Levees NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser provides a Science Unit report from New Orleans on efforts to rebuild the levee system before the next hurricane season. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Riots Follow Contentious Election in Haiti The recent Haitian presidential election was marked by riots and protests after revised election results showed that presidential candidate Rene Preval did not win enough votes to avoid a run-off election in March as was initially predicted. Continue watching
Feb 12 Hamas Victory Sheds Light on Palestinian Finances By PBS News Hour Hamas' victory over the ruling Fatah Party in recent Palestinian elections has prompted Western governments to consider cutting off their economic aid, a move that would financially cripple the fledgling government. Continue reading
Feb 06 Defiant Iran Promises Resumption of Nuclear Fuel Enrichment By PBS News Hour Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Monday the country would resume uranium enrichment and is awaiting the arrival of U.N. inspectors to oversee the process. Continue reading