Aug 07 Watch Years After Anthrax Attacks, Bioterrorism Threat Still Looms As the probe into the 2001 anthrax attacks comes to a close, the country still faces challenges preventing and responding to bioterrorism attacks. Experts assess U.S. preparedness. Continue watching
Aug 07 Bin Laden's Ex-Driver Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years By Admin, PBS News Hour A military jury on Thursday sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver, Samil Hamdan, to 5 1/2 years in prison, making him eligible for parole in six months. Hamdan was convicted Wednesday on charges of providing material support for terrorism. Continue reading
Aug 06 Justice Department, Unsealed Papers Outline Anthrax Case Against Dead Scientist By PBS News Hour The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that Army scientist Bruce Ivins "was the only person responsible" for the mailed anthrax attacks that killed five people and rattled the nation in 2001. Continue reading
Aug 06 Jury Delivers Split Verdict in First Gitmo Trial By Admin, PBS News Hour A military jury convicted a former driver and alleged bodyguard for terror leader Osama bin Laden on charges of providing material support for terrorism Wednesday, but acquitted him on more serious conspiracy charges. Continue reading
Aug 06 Nations to Mull New Sanctions Against Iran for Nuclear Program By PBS News Hour Six world powers agreed Wednesday to start considering a fourth U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to end its nuclear program. Continue reading
Aug 05 President Bush Begins Weeklong Tour of Asia By PBS News Hour President Bush arrived Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, at the start of a weeklong tour that also will take him to Thailand and then China for the Olympics' opening ceremony. Continue reading
Aug 04 Attack Kills 16 Border Police in Northwest China By PBS News Hour Two men slammed a dump truck into a group of jogging policemen then threw explosives into nearby barracks early Monday in far northwest China, killing 16 and wounding at least 16 more, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Continue reading
Aug 01 Scientist Suspected in Anthrax Attacks Dies of Apparent Suicide By PBS News Hour A top U.S. Army biodefense researcher has reportedly committed suicide just as Federal prosecutors were preparing to file criminal charges against him in connection with the 2001 anthrax attacks. Continue reading
Jul 31 Karadzic Appears in Court, Refuses to Enter Plea By PBS News Hour Thirteen years after war crimes charges were levied against him, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared for the first time Thursday at the U.N.'s tribunal, but he refused to immediately enter pleas on the 11 charges against him. Continue reading
Jul 30 U.N. Reports Says North Korea Is in Food Crisis By Admin, PBS News Hour Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis in nearly a decade and have put millions at risk, the U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next… Continue reading