Apr 01 Sudan Disputes U.N. Resolution on Darfur By PBS News Hour Sudan on Friday called a U.N. resolution referring Sudanese war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court "unfair, ill-advised and narrow-minded" and did not say whether it would comply, Reuters reported. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Wolfowitz Elected 10th President of the World Bank Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, the new president-elect of the World Bank, discusses the controversy surrounding his nomination, his view of the bank's role in the world and his plan for fulfilling the bank's mission of stamping out poverty around… Continue watching
Mar 30 European Ministers Endorse Wolfowitz to Head World Bank By PBS News Hour European Union governments Wednesday endorsed World Bank president nominee Paul Wolfowitz, whose reputation as a hawk in the Bush administration made him a contentious choice. Continue reading
Mar 29 Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 330, Expected to Rise By PBS News Hour As Indonesians searched through rubble left behind from Monday's 8.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near the island of Nias, officials warned the death toll, already at more than 330 people, could rise as high as 2,000. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Former Fed. Chairman Volcker Discusses U.N. Oil-for-Food Scandal Report The commission investigating corruption in the United Nations Oil-for-Food program in Iraq released its findings Tuesday. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, who led the investigation, talks about the report's findings. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 300, Expected to Rise As Indonesians searched through rubble left behind from Monday's 8.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near the island of Nias, officials warned the death toll, already at more than 330 people, could rise as high as 2,000. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch The Aceh Province Continues to Struggle in the Aftermath of the December Tsunami Some three months after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the Aceh region in northern Indonesia, an ITN reporter examines the social, economic and spiritual impact of the widespread decimation. Continue watching
Mar 21 Chief Justice Returns; Supreme Court Rejects Moussaoui Appeal By Admin, PBS News Hour Chief Justice William Rehnquist returned to the bench Monday for the first time since he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan Presents Reform Plans for World Body United Nations Secretary-general Kofi Annan presented reform plans for the world body Monday. Ray Suarez speaks with two experts on the U.N. about the proposed reforms. Continue watching
Mar 17 Crude Oil Prices Hit New High; OPEC Considers Output Boost By PBS News Hour U.S. light crude oil prices reached a new high by surpassing $57 per barrel Thursday after OPEC's decision to increase production failed to assure traders concerned about tight supplies. Continue reading