Feb 01 Watch Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Interview Simon Marks sat down with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the wide array of issues facing the two nations including the nuclear standoff in North Korea, President Bush's call for democratic reform throughout the world and the recent… Continue watching
Jan 28 Food, Shelter Shortages Dog Tsunami Relief Efforts By PBS News Hour Five weeks after a tsunami hit southern Asia, the United Nations released reports, saying one in eight children in Indonesia's Aceh province is not getting enough to eat, the threat of disease lingers and aid deliveries are inconsistent. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch Yushenko Balances Reforms With the Need for Stability Two experts assess the challenges facing Viktor Yushenko as he works to mend Ukrainian relations with Russia after a tumultuous election and as the pro-western leader looks toward Europe for its future. Continue watching
Jan 19 Tsunami Death Toll Soars to More Than 200,000 By PBS News Hour The death toll from South Asia's tsunami soared to at least 212,000 after Indonesia's Health Ministry raised its latest number of deaths by more than 50,000. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch United Nations Plan to Fight Global Poverty The U.N. issued a report laying out the blueprint to dramatically reduce global poverty. Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Millennium Project and lead author of the report, joins Margaret Warner to discuss the economic conditions in one of the world's… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Series of Deadly Storms Ravages Parts of Western U.S. A destructive series of storms battered parts of the West this week, killing at least five in California, and endangering many others in Utah and Arizona. Jeffrey Brown speaks with a weather expert about the storms. Continue watching
Jan 11 President Picks Federal Judge to Lead Homeland Security By PBS News Hour President George W. Bush tapped federal Judge Michael Chertoff Tuesday to head the Department of Homeland Security, replacing outgoing Secretary Tom Ridge. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Michael Chertoff is Nominated to Head Department of Homeland Security President Bush on Tuesday nominated federal appeals Judge Michael Chertoff to be his new homeland security chief to replace outgoing Secretary Tom Ridge. A panel discusses the nomination of Chertoff. Continue watching
Jan 10 World Leaders Hail Sudanese Peace Deal, Warn of Challenges By PBS News Hour Leaders from across Africa attended a signing ceremony in Kenya Sunday of a comprehensive peace agreement formally ending more than 20 years of civil war between the Sudanese government and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch Two Weeks After South Asian Tsunamis, Some Focus Moves to Children Two weeks after the tsunamis that devastated South Asia, some relief efforts are concentrating on how children are coping. Bill Neely of Independent Television News reports from the village of Akbar in Sri Lanka. Then, Ray Suarez speaks with a… Continue watching