May 30 U.S. Terror Attack Risk Lowered to "Elevated" The Bush administration lowered the nationwide terror alert to yellow or "elevated" risk on Friday saying that intelligence information, which had pointed to an increased risk of an attack in the United States 10 days ago, sparked the decrease. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Airport Screeners The Transportation Security Administration is now fully in charge of passenger and baggage screening at all commercial airports in the United States. Tom Bearden reports on changes and problems within the agency. Continue watching
May 29 Watch Where are the Weapons in Iraq? Nearly two months after the fall of Baghdad, coalition troops have not found definitive proof of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Four experts discuss the continuing search. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Ravaged Land Violence increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country attempts to broker peace following a five-year civil war. Following a background report, Ray Suarez talks with Salih Booker, Executive Director of Africa Action, on what's behind this… Continue watching
May 23 Algerian Death Toll Soars, Aid Begins to Flow to Survivors The death toll for the earthquake that rocked northern Algeria late Wednesday surpassed 1,600 Friday as searchers continued the grim work of sifting through destroyed apartment buildings and homes. Continue reading
May 22 Death Toll Mounts in Algerian Earthquake Rescue workers and volunteers continued to search the rubble of demolished buildings in Algeria Thursday in the wake of an earthquake that officials say killed more than 1,000 people and injured thousands more. Continue reading
May 22 U.N. Lifts Sanctions on Iraq, Backs Coalition Control The United Nations Security Council on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a plan to lift the 13-year-old sanctions regime against Iraq and to back U.S. and British administration of the country. Continue reading
May 22 Watch Lifting U.N. Sanctions in Iraq Following a U.N. vote on Thursday to lift sanctions on Iraq, former U.N. Assistant Secretary-general John Ruggie and Charles Kupchan, former director of European affairs on the National Security Council, offer their perspective on how the vote will impact Iraq's… Continue watching
May 20 U.S. Raises Terror Alert Level; Embassies in Saudi Arabia Close The U.S. government raised the nationwide terror alert level to "orange" or high Tuesday, on the heels of a FBI warning to local law enforcement agencies that the al-Qaida terrorist network "remains active."… Continue reading
May 20 FBI Warns of New Threats; U.S., British Embassies in Saudi Arabia to Close The FBI has warned local law enforcement agencies that the al-Qaida terrorist network "remains active" and could launch new attacks in the United States or against American interests overseas. Continue reading