Sep 20 Fighting Continues in Darfur As U.N. Threatens Sanctions Clashes between the Sudanese army and rebel forces in the western Darfur region continued Monday, despite a new U.N. resolution threatening oil sanctions if the Sudanese government does not stop the mass violence in the region. Continue reading
Sep 17 Cleanup Begins in Wake of Deadly Hurricane Ivan By PBS News Hour National Guard troops and rescue teams moved into hurricane-ravaged areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, as the cleanup of damaged homes, fallen trees and other rubble left from Hurricane Ivan began. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Florida Residents Work to Recover From Three Hurricanes Florida residents worked Friday to recover from three hurricanes in five weeks. Ray Suarez speaks with two people familiar with the hurricanes' devastation. Continue watching
Sep 16 Hurricane Ivan Drenches Gulf Coast, Spawns Deadly Tornadoes By PBS News Hour Hurricane Ivan roared ashore along the U.S. Gulf Coast early Thursday, bringing with it deadly tornadoes and torrential rainfalls. At least eight deaths have been blamed on the massive storm. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Hurricane Ivan Makes Landfall Early Thursday, Killing 11 in Southeast Hurricane Ivan made landfall Thursday morning in Gulf Shores, Ala., with winds at 130 mph. The hurricane and associated tornadoes killed at least 11 people in the Southeast. Ray Suarez discusses the impact of Hurricane Ivan with a New York… Continue watching
Sep 15 Residents Seek Higher Ground As Hurricane Ivan Approaches Gulf Coast By PBS News Hour Hundreds of thousands of people clogged roads heading north out of low-lying areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida as Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 15 Peace Talks Collapse in Darfur One of the two rebel groups in Sudan's Darfur region reported Wednesday that peace negotiations with the government had collapsed. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Ivan began lashing the U.S. Gulf Coast with the eye of the storm expected to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday. Gwen Ifill gets an update on the track of Ivan from AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Bastardi. Continue watching
Sep 14 Blast Kills At Least 47 in Baghdad By PBS News Hour A car bomb exploded near a Baghdad police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest attack in the capital city in six months. A group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the… Continue reading
Sep 13 Hurricane Ivan Batters Caribbean, Threatens Florida By PBS News Hour After Hurricane Ivan brutalized the Cayman Islands over the weekend, causing extensive damage and two unconfirmed deaths, the storm swept through western Cuba Monday forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate low-lying areas. Continue reading