Feb 15 Chertoff Confirmed As Homeland Security Chief By PBS News Hour The Senate unanimously confirmed federal judge Michael Chertoff as the nation's next Homeland Security secretary Tuesday, despite wrangling over whether he had any connection to a Justice Department memo on the treatment of terror suspects. Continue reading
Feb 11 Rumsfeld Visits Iraq; Insurgents Launch Two Attacks By PBS News Hour Two separate insurgent attacks in Iraq on Friday killed at least 23 and injured dozens, occurring on the same day that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld visited the country to observe the training of Iraqi security forces. Continue reading
Feb 10 North Korea Declares Itself a Nuclear Power, Withdraws From Talks By PBS News Hour North Korea declared for the first time Thursday that it possessed nuclear weapons and pulled out of six-party talks aimed at shutting down its program, citing the policies of President Bush as the reason for the failed negotiations. Continue reading
Feb 08 Iraq's Al-Qaida Claims Trio of Deadly Blasts in Two Days By PBS News Hour More than 20 people were killed outside a police station in central Baghdad Tuesday morning by an alleged suicide bombing. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch The U.N. Oil-for-Food Program Report Released A U.N. report released Thursday said the U.N. Oil-for-Food program was tainted by fraud. After a report on the findings, Margaret Warner talks with former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, who led the investigation. Continue watching
Feb 01 U.N. Report Refers Sudanese War Crimes to International Criminal Court By PBS News Hour Rebel leaders and officials of the Sudanese government are criticizing a report released Monday by the United Nations that accuses the government and members of the country's two main rebel groups of widespread atrocities and crimes against humanity. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Interview Simon Marks sat down with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the wide array of issues facing the two nations including the nuclear standoff in North Korea, President Bush's call for democratic reform throughout the world and the recent… Continue watching
Jan 28 Food, Shelter Shortages Dog Tsunami Relief Efforts By PBS News Hour Five weeks after a tsunami hit southern Asia, the United Nations released reports, saying one in eight children in Indonesia's Aceh province is not getting enough to eat, the threat of disease lingers and aid deliveries are inconsistent. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Yushenko Balances Reforms With the Need for Stability Two experts assess the challenges facing Viktor Yushenko as he works to mend Ukrainian relations with Russia after a tumultuous election and as the pro-western leader looks toward Europe for its future. Continue watching
Jan 19 Tsunami Death Toll Soars to More Than 200,000 By PBS News Hour The death toll from South Asia's tsunami soared to at least 212,000 after Indonesia's Health Ministry raised its latest number of deaths by more than 50,000. Continue reading