Aug 19 Watch Considering the Patriot Act Attorney General John Ashcroft began a nationwide tour Tuesday promoting the USA Patriot Act. Margaret Warner leads a discussion with former Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh and Laura Murphy of the American Civil Liberties Union, on the Patriot Act and… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch U.N. Debates Libya Sanctions As Libya accepts responsibility for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the United Nations debates lifting sanctions against the country. Experts assess how an end to sweeping economic sanctions could affect Libya. Continue watching
Aug 15 Indonesian Terror Mastermind Captured in Thailand The leader of an Indonesian-based terror group arrested this week for allegedly masterminding the Jakarta Marriott bombing Aug. 5 may have close ties to Osama bin Laden, officials said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 14 French Health Authority Estimates 3,000 Heat-Related Deaths According to the French health ministry, France's heat wave has reached epidemic proportions, responsible for some 3,000 deaths over the last three weeks. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Missile Sting A suspected arms dealer appeared in a federal court Wednesday after his arrest for attempting to arrange the sale of a powerful shoulder-fired missile. Experts discuss the sting operation, and the threat posed to commercial airliners. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Missile Sting: Background A British arms dealer faced arraignment after an 18-month international sting operation cracked a plot to aid terrorists. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the investigation and Tuesday's arrests. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Liberia Changeover Liberia's President Charles Taylor surrendered power to his vice president, Moses Blah, on Monday, beginning his exile in Nigeria and raising hopes that international peacekeepers will be able to stabilize the wartorn African nation. Experts discuss Taylor's resignation and what… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Background: Liberian Changeover Liberian President Charles Taylor resigned today.Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Aug 07 Nigerian Peacekeepers Enter Liberian Capital As Nigerian peacekeeping troops entered the capital city of Monrovia Thursday, embattled President Charles Taylor cancelled his scheduled appearance before Liberia's congress. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Terror in Indonesia In the wake of a powerful car bomb blast at a luxury hotel in Jakarta Tuesday, an Indonesian court sentenced a man to death Thursday for his role in planning a deadly pair of bombings last October on the resort… Continue watching