Apr 17 U.N. Rejects Bid to Censure Russia on Alleged Chechnya Abuses By PBS News Hour The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected Wednesday the latest bid by the European Union to formally censure Russia for alleged human rights violations in the war-torn republic of Chechnya. Continue reading
Apr 17 Cultural Leaders Work to Recover Looted Iraqi Artifacts The head of the U.N.'s cultural agency called on the international community Thursday to help find and return valuable artifacts looted from Iraqi museums in the final days of major combat during the Iraq war. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Part II: Secretary of State Colin Powell In the second part of his interview with Jim Lehrer, Secretary of State Colin Powell discusses the future of U.S.-North Korea relations, and his views on the Iraq war. Part I: Secretary Powell discusses Syria and Middle East policy. Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Part I: Secretary of State Colin Powell United States Secretary of State Colin Powell discusses recent concerns about Syria and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Continue watching
Apr 16 Palestinian Terrorist Captured in Baghdad U.S. forces captured the leader of a Palestinian terror group accused of masterminding the 1985 hijacking of the Italian Achille Lauro cruise ship, during which an American was murdered. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Coping with Change Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani discusses the lessons learned in a recovering Afghanistan. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch New Talks with North Korea Experts assess plans for the United States and North Korea to hold talks in Beijing next week to discuss the North's suspected nuclear weapons programs. Continue watching
Apr 15 UNESCO Announces Iraq Mission As Cultural Loss Continues The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said Tuesday it will send a team of experts to Iraq to assess the damage that looting has caused to the country's vast collection of priceless antiquities. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Reshaping Iraq Iraqi political and religious figures met today for U.S.-sponsored meeting to discuss the rebuilding of Iraq. Experts assess the U.S. game plan for creating new governing structures for Iraq. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Rebuilding Iraq: World Bank President James Wolfensohn World Bank President James Wolfensohn discusses the bank's possible role in the rebuilding of Iraq. Continue watching