Jan 26 New U.S. Counterinsurgency Tactics Face Challenges Ahead By Admin, PBS News Hour With President Bush's plan to deploy more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq under attack from Democrats and some Republicans, the new top U.S. commander in Iraq prepares to return to the troubled country. Continue reading
Jan 26 Violence in Somalia Furthers Humanitarian Crisis By Admin, PBS News Hour The ongoing conflict between Somalia's transitional government and Islamist groups has exacerbated an already desperate humanitarian crisis in the country due to drought and flooding. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch Senate Questions Gonzales on Spy Policy Change The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Thursday about the administration's decision to shift authority of its warrantless communication surveillance program to a secret court. Guests discuss the implications of the policy change. Continue watching
Jan 17 Secret Court to Monitor Surveillance Program By PBS News Hour The Justice Department said Wednesday a secret but independent panel of federal judges will oversee the government's controversial domestic spying program. Continue reading
Jan 17 U.N. Agencies Say Aid Efforts in Darfur Could Collapse By PBS News Hour Fifteen U.N. agencies warned Wednesday that their relief operations in the volatile Darfur region of Sudan may collapse unless the government and rebel groups end the violence there. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Southern Somalia The United States has launched airstrikes against suspected al-Qaida forces in southern Somalia, the first acknowledged American military action inside the country since 1994. Two regional experts assess the U.S. operation and targets. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Colorado Gets Hit with Second Snowstorm in Two Weeks NewsHour reports from Denver on snowstorms that have blanketed parts of Colorado, interrupting travel plans and causing electrical outages. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Two Years After Deadly Tsunami, Southeast Asia Still Recovering Two years after a tsunami devastated Southeast Asia, the region's hardest hit areas continue to deal with the aftermath. Regional experts discuss efforts to restore the economy and society in the most affected areas. Continue watching
Dec 21 Report Charges FEMA Wasted Funds After Hurricane Katrina By Admin, PBS News Hour The Federal Emergency Management Agency is under fire for wasting taxpayers' money on illegitimate disaster aid claims in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, though the agency contends it had to streamline procedures to send aid quickly to those in need. Continue reading
Dec 15 Threat of War Rises in Somalia; Islamists Set Deadline for Ethiopian Withdrawal By PBS News Hour Residents of the Somali town of Baidoa stocked up on emergency provisions Friday as tensions between Somalia's Islamic Court fighters and government-backed Ethiopian troops heated up. Continue reading