May 22 Death Toll Mounts in Algerian Earthquake Rescue workers and volunteers continued to search the rubble of demolished buildings in Algeria Thursday in the wake of an earthquake that officials say killed more than 1,000 people and injured thousands more. Continue reading
May 22 U.N. Lifts Sanctions on Iraq, Backs Coalition Control The United Nations Security Council on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a plan to lift the 13-year-old sanctions regime against Iraq and to back U.S. and British administration of the country. Continue reading
May 22 Watch Lifting U.N. Sanctions in Iraq Following a U.N. vote on Thursday to lift sanctions on Iraq, former U.N. Assistant Secretary-general John Ruggie and Charles Kupchan, former director of European affairs on the National Security Council, offer their perspective on how the vote will impact Iraq's… Continue watching
May 20 U.S. Raises Terror Alert Level; Embassies in Saudi Arabia Close The U.S. government raised the nationwide terror alert level to "orange" or high Tuesday, on the heels of a FBI warning to local law enforcement agencies that the al-Qaida terrorist network "remains active."… Continue reading
May 20 FBI Warns of New Threats; U.S., British Embassies in Saudi Arabia to Close The FBI has warned local law enforcement agencies that the al-Qaida terrorist network "remains active" and could launch new attacks in the United States or against American interests overseas. Continue reading
May 20 Watch Philippine President Arroyo President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines discusses her country's efforts to combat terrorism and its relationship with the United States. Continue watching
May 20 Watch U.S. Raises Terror Alert Level Philip Shenon of The New York Times assesses the reasons behind the U.S. decision to raise the nationwide terrorist threat level to "high" -- its second-highest designation. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Saudi Investigation Margaret Warner discusses the investigations into the bombings abroad with Peter Finn, a reporter in Riyadh with The Washington Post. Continue watching
May 19 Watch Al-Qaida: Lingering Shadows As investigators in Morocco and Saudi Arabia continue looking for those responsible for last week's bombings and for evidence of al-Qaida's involvement, experts discuss the terrorist network's potential strategy and strength. Continue watching
May 16 Watch Cities Preparing for the Worst Chicago and Seattle have been testing the readiness of top officials and first responders through mock terrorist attacks this week. Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago reports on the lessons learned during these trials. Continue watching