Feb 3rd, 2006 · When President Bush skirted Congress and gave John Bolton a recess appointment to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, the idea was to shake up the scandal-ridden world body. But Bolton's focus on management reforms and his threats of holding up U.S. finances have angered many.
Feb 2nd, 2006 · Senators question the United States' top intelligence chief, John Negroponte. He and other officials appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss the threats facing the United States worldwide. But some committee members wanted to debate a controversial wiretapping program.
Feb 2nd, 2006 · The Senate Intelligence Committee hears testimony from top U.S. intelligence officials about threats posed by Iran, including nuclear weapons and other WMDs. Madeleine Brand talks with Mary Louise Kelly, who is covering the hearings.
Feb 2nd, 2006 · Haiti is set to have the first elections since the ouster of Jean-Bertrand Aristide nearly two years ago. The polls have been postponed four times due to violence. For some, the daily threats are reasons to stay home. For others, the violence has made voters more determined. Corey Flintoff reports.
Jan 31st, 2006 · The Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review is to be released early next month. The report, produced every four years, is expected to forecast a long war against terrorism and a growing threat from China.
Jan 28th, 2006 · A Hamas leader rejects calls to eschew violence in the wake of victory in the Palestinian elections. U.S. and European leaders threaten aid cuts to the Palestinian Auhority unless Hamas disarms. Scott Simon discusses developments with Rami Khouri of Beirut's Daily Star.
Jan 27th, 2006 · Italian authorities step up security ahead of the Winter Olympics, which start Feb. 10 in Turin. Italy has repeatedly been mentioned as a potential target for a militant Islamist attack, from the start of the Olympics to the nation's general election in April.
Jan 12th, 2006 · For more than two decades, Sudan has been embroiled in a bitter civil war between the central government and rebel guerrillas in the mostly Christian, non-Arab south. A year-old peace deal has slowed the fighting, but many who fled the region are facing new post-war threats.