Apr 18 U.S. Warns of New Sanctions Against Sudan if Darfur Violence Continues By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush said Wednesday the United States would seek to tighten economic sanctions and impose new ones on the Sudanese government if it does not take firm steps to end the fighting in Darfur. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch World Bank President Vows to Stay in Post, Despite Criticism World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said Sunday he would remain at his post, despite criticism over his involvement in securing a large pay increase for a female friend. An economic reporter details Wolfowitz's troubles. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Suicide Bombers Span World, Classes of Potential Terrorists Suicide bombers make the news almost daily in Iraq, but the tactic has long been employed elsewhere around the world. NewsHour analysts explain how recruitment for suicide bombers has become easier and why people would kill themselves for a cause. Continue watching
Apr 11 Suicide Bombers Strike Algerian Capital By PBS News Hour A North African al-Qaida affiliate claimed responsibility for the Wednesday bombings of the Algerian prime minister's office and a police station that left at least 23 people dead and injured more than 160. Continue reading
Apr 09 Iran Defies U.N. Resolution; Announces "Industrial Scale" Uranium Enrichment By Admin, PBS News Hour Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran has begun enriching uranium "on an industrial scale," an expansion of the nuclear program that has drawn U.N. sanctions and condemnation from the United States. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Controversy Continues over Post-Katrina Spending on Trailers After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in August 2005, FEMA spent billions of dollars on trailers that served as temporary housing. As many of the trailers now sit vacant, the NewsHour reports on maintenance expenses and criticism of FEMA. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch China, Russia Call on Iran to Heed U.N. Nuclear Demands Russia and China, which have trade ties with Iran, called on the Islamic republic Monday to fulfill the United Nations' demands on its nuclear program. Experts discuss recent developments. Continue watching
Mar 23 Plane Aiding AU Peacekeepers Shot Down By PBS News Hour A cargo plane taking off from Mogadishu was shot down Friday, after delivering equipment to Ugandan peacekeepers in Somalia's capitol. Continue reading
Mar 21 Iran Warns of 'Illegal' Actions if U.N. Imposes Sanctions By PBS News Hour Even as the U.N. Security Council opened talks over possible sanctions, Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that Tehran will pursue nuclear activities outside international regulations. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Al-Qaida Suspect Admits to Plotting 9/11, Other Attacks Suspected terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and having a hand in other plots, such as the beheading of reporter Daniel Pearl. Analysts discuss Mohammed's confession. Continue watching