Jan 02 Security Alert Prompts More Flight Cancellations By PBS News Hour A British Airways flight from London to Washington, D.C., was cancelled for a second day Friday as the U.S. government and its allies continued to scrutinize flights coming into the United States for possible terrorist threats. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Security Alert Since the government raised the terror warning level to orange, or high, last month, at least ten U.S.-bound flights from foreign countries have been cancelled, delayed or escorted to the airport by jet fighters. Paul Davies updates the situation and… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Quake Aftermath in Iran Rescue crews pulled two more survivors from the rubble today in the Iranian city of Bam, which was almost entirely leveled by an earthquake Friday. Ray Suarez speaks with Dr. Bill Barker of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Urban Search and… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Holiday Security Concerns As Americans prepared to ring in the new year, unprecedented security measures were in place from coast to coast. Spencer Michels offers a report on the security preparations. Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Holiday Security Concerns As Americans prepared to ring in the new year, unprecedented security measures were in place from coast to coast. Homeland security and counterterrorism experts assess the heightened terror alert and the nation's security preparations. Continue watching
Dec 30 U.S. Ramps Up Airspace Restrictions for New Year's Eve The skies over New York, Washington and other cities will be off-limits to certain aircraft and patrolled by military planes on New Year's Eve as part of an increased vigilance against terror attacks, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch Coming Clean The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday it does not require U.S. help in dismantling Libya's nuclear weapons program. Experts discuss the United States' credibility in doing the job and the IAEA's capability. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Coming Clean: Background Now that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has consented to opening his borders to U.N. weapons inspectors, the international community has begun to debate who should dismantle the country's weapons of mass destruction. Continue watching
Dec 29 IAEA Says Libyan Nuclear Program in Early Stages Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that Libya's nuclear program was in its earliest stages and was years away from creating a nuclear weapon. Continue reading
Dec 29 Death Toll From Iran Earthquake Surpasses 25,000 The death toll from Friday's earthquake in the southeastern Iranian city of Bam has surpassed 25,000 and may continue to rise, Iranian government officials said Monday. Continue reading