Feb 20 U.N. Decision Against Early Elections Evokes Mixed Reactions in Iraq Iraqi leaders offered mixed reactions Friday to a U.N. recommendation against holding elections before the U.S. transfer of power to an interim Iraqi administration by July 1. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch Governing Iraq Amid continuing violence in Iraq, several members of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council have said they do not support an American initiative to hold regional caucuses to choose an interim government. An expert panel considers what the latest developments say… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Haiti: A Fractured Nation Up to 50 people have been killed in Haiti over the past ten days in clashes between anti-government forces and those loyal to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Ray Suarez speaks with two regional experts about the roots of the conflict, Aristide's… Continue watching
Feb 13 U.N. Official Rules Out Early Elections in Iraq A spokesman for the U.N. envoy sent to Iraq to determine if early elections are possible said Friday that a vote could not be held before the June 30 transfer to Iraqi sovereignty. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch The Detainees Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced that the 660 or so alleged al-Qaida and Taliban fighters, who are being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may apply annually for release. Margaret Warner discusses the policy change. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 9/11 Probe The White House and the Sept. 11 commission reached an agreement Tuesday giving all panel members access to details from highly classified presidential briefing papers. Commission Chairman Tom Kean and Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton discuss their investigation with Gwen Ifill. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch The Barrier The security barrier Israel is erecting along its border with the West Bank prohibits Palestinians without proper papers from crossing into Israel. Elizabeth Farnsworth gets Palestinian perspectives on the barrier in the second of two reports from the region. Continue watching
Feb 09 U.S. and Australia Agree to Free Trade Pact By PBS News Hour The United States and Australia reached a free trade agreement Sunday that supporters said would increase U.S. manufacturing exports to Australia by $2 billion a year. Continue reading
Feb 06 Russian Subway Bombing Kills 39 Thirty-nine people died and more than 100 were injured Friday morning when a bomb exploded in a packed subway train in Moscow. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch Intelligence Probe President Bush named seven members of a bipartisan commission Friday to investigate U.S. intelligence-gathering in prewar Iraq and elsewhere. Continue watching