Jun 09 Watch Violence In Congo An advance team of French soldiers began patrols in the central African nation of Congo this weekend, but the fighting that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent weeks continued. Continue watching
Jun 05 U.N. Health Agency Backs China's Reports of Drop in SARS Cases World Health Organization experts on Thursday cautiously endorsed China's reported drop in the number of SARS cases after publicly questioning the country's data earlier this week. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch Too Tough? Attorney General John Ashcroft defended the Justice Department's policies during congressional testimony. Kwame Holman reports on his response to the internal Justice Department report questioning the treatment of many foreigners after 9/11. Continue watching
Jun 04 U.N. War Crimes Court Indicts Liberian President A special United Nations-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone on Wednesday indicted Charles Taylor, president of neighboring Liberia. Continue reading
Jun 04 SARS is in Decline, U.N. Agency Says With outbreaks in all the initial hot zones either contained or coming under control, severe acute respiratory syndrome is clearly in decline, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 04 Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Pledge Commitment to Peace After a meeting with President Bush Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged to dismantle illegal Jewish outposts in the West Bank, while Palestinian Prime Minister Mamhoud Abbas again denounced violence. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch Mideast Summit The Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers endorsed the internationally-backed "road map" to Mideast peace during meetings today, including the plan's call for two independent states existing side-by-side. Three experts discuss the talks. Continue watching
Jun 02 President Bush Departs G-8 Summit for Middle East Peace Talks President Bush left the annual Group of Eight summit in France Monday to attend talks with Arab leaders on the U.S.-backed "road map" to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, the final stretch of his trip through Europe and the… Continue reading
May 30 U.S. Terror Attack Risk Lowered to "Elevated" The Bush administration lowered the nationwide terror alert to yellow or "elevated" risk on Friday saying that intelligence information, which had pointed to an increased risk of an attack in the United States 10 days ago, sparked the decrease. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Airport Screeners The Transportation Security Administration is now fully in charge of passenger and baggage screening at all commercial airports in the United States. Tom Bearden reports on changes and problems within the agency. Continue watching