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Iraqi soldier

Five Years and Counting   Video
Thursday, 20 March 2008
The Iraq war has defined the Bush presidency and remains controversial. Here is why – and the outlook  (4:20 min.)

body in Cahd

Civil War in Chad   Video
Monday, 10 March 2008
The capital city’s streets are strewn with bodies as government troops fight rebels they say are backed by Sudan  (2:21 min.)

Sderot resident

Fear Along the Gaza Border   Video
Sunday, 2 March 2008
Rockets have repeatedly hit homes in Sderot, Israel. Residents are leaving. The mayor wants either peace or war  (2:32 min.)

dog sled dog

Dog Diplomacy   Video
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
A groundbreaking dog sled race in North Korea has no snow, host team, or spectators – but it's a success!   (3:43 min.)

Mother, Olga, holds son's picture. Victim of Colombia kidnapping

Tens of Thousands of Victims  Video
Friday, 8 January 2008
After more than four decades, kidnapping has become a way of life in Colombia. People are pushing back in unusual ways  (4:39 min.)

Mitrovica bridge

A Physical Divide, an Ethnic Divide   Video
Saturday, 2 February 2008
There’s a delicate peace in the city of Mitrovica. Why residents have polar opposite ideas about Sunday’s vote on independence for Kosovo  (2:37 min.)

Karen fighter with mortar

A Civil War Becomes Way of Life   Video
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
The Karen ethnic minority in eastern Burma has been fighting a succession of governments since 1948, at great cost to tens of thousands of civilians (2:54 min.)

Jerusalem

A Centuries-Old Dispute   Video
Friday, 30 November 2007
The hardest issue probably for Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to resolve is how three religions can each claim Jerusalem as their own  (3:42 min.)

Israeli border wall

Israeli Settlements and Palestinian Homes   Video
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
One of the big issues of the Annapolis Conference is the determination of where Israel ends and Palestine begins. A report from Jerusalem  (3:55 min.)

Palestinian policeman

A Step Towards Peace   Video
Sunday, 25 November 2007
The Palestinian Authority is increasing police patrols in the West Bank city of Nablus to reduce stringent Israeli controls  (2:57 min.)

Nazi artwork

Pages of History   Video
Monday, 5 November 2007
A newly discovered Nazi photo album documents artwork stolen during WW II – and gives art historians important evidence  (2:46 min.)

Turkish tank

War or Peace?   Video
Friday, 2 November 2007
Tensions are high in southeastern Turkey where Kurdish rebels are skirmishing with government troops. An exclusive on-the-scene report  (3:07 min.)

Emmanuel Jal

Child Soldier Turned Rapper  video
Friday, 12 October 2007
Emmanuel Jal escaped from the Sudan People's Liberation Army and now makes the world aware of his country’s plight through music 
(3:02 min.)

protest at Parliament

Awaiting the House of Lords Decision   video
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Outside Britain’s Parliament, refugees from Darfur make their case that they will be tortured if sent back to Sudan  
(3:22 min.)

Chadian refugees

They Don’t Want This to be Home   video
Friday, 5 October 2007
Tens of thousands of Chadians are yearlong refugees from the fighting along the Sudan border, living in camps and waiting… and waiting…  
(3:25 min.)

Iraqi student

Engine Repairs and Cake Decorating  Video
Saturday, 22 September 2007
More than 1,000 South Korean troops are in Iraq, teaching residents job skills to help rebuild their country – and their lives  (2:38 min.)

Siera Leone policeman

A Country Moving Forward  Video
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Local police patrols are maintaining the peace since Sierra Leone’s civil war ended 5 years ago. That’s a source of pride for the officers  (2:29 min.)

UN peacekeeper

Winning Over the Rebels  Video
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
For 3 years, UN patrols have been restoring the peace in the worst slums of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Not all agree it’s working  (3:49 min.)

Guarding Iraq prison

An Inside Look Video
Tuesday, 4 September 2007
A prison in Irbil, in the Kurdish region of Iraq, is accused of torturing prisoners. An exclusive look at the prison and both sides the debate  (2:50 min.)

Near the Iraq-Iran border

A Little-Reported Fight  Video
Friday, 31 August 2007
The Kurdish region of northern Iraq undergoes constant artillery shelling by Iran, which is battling Kurdish separatists affiliated with Turkey. An exclusive  (2:09 min.)

Destroyed landmine

Danger Lurks in Every Farm Field  Video
Friday, 27 July 2007
Five years after its civil war, Angola is clearing thousands of landmines to prevent more civilian injuries and deaths. It’s not easy or safe  (3:04 min.)

Border Crossing Ambassador Bridge

Bridge Over Troubled Waters  Video
Monday, 18 June 2007
Critics warn that a highway bridge linking the U.S. and Canada is a potential weak link in border security (3:30 min.)

USS Nimitz

Floating City, Diplomatic Powerhouse Video
Sunday, 20 May 2007
The USS Nimitz is in the Arabian Sea to provide military and diplomatic support -- a rare look at life aboard the aircraft carrier  (2:31 min.)

Port Security

Port Security Video
Sunday, 13 May 2007
US officials have devised ways to detect radioactive material being smuggled inside of seaborne cargo containers (4:16 min.)

West Point Counterterrorism

Fighting Stateless Terrorism  Video
Thursday, 26 April 2007
Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy are learning more than warfare history and tactics: the new world of counterterrorism  (4:26 min.)

Iraq, Saddam statue

Iraq Since Saddam  Video
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
On the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a look at the past years, the present situation and the possibilities for the future  (4:55 min) 

China military

Just for Defensive Purposes? Video
Monday 19 March 2007
China’s spending on its military is increasing at nearly twice the country’s rate of growth – mostly on high technology weaponry  (4:14 min)

Balkan monument

Monuments to Someone Else’s Past  Video
Monday, 5 March 2007
Once treasured, two towers in the Balkans now are painfully divisive reminders of the ethnic turmoil and changes that have rocked the territory (2:18 min.)

Jemaah Islamiyah

Terrorist Group Evolving in Indonesia  Video
Sunday, 4 March 2007
A report from the heart of Java, where the Jemaah Islamiyah group thrives – dedicated to extreme measures including suicide bombings (5:13 min.)

Mitrovica

More Than a River Divides It  Video
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
The city of Mitrovica, Kosovo is split by the Ibar River and strong ethnic tension between Serbs and Albanians  (2:41 min.)

Iraq refugees 2

One Million and Still Coming  Video
Tuesday, 19 February 2007
Iraqis fleeing to Jordan are an estimated one-fifth of the population. Housing prices have doubled, wages have dropped (4:17 min.)

Iraq refugees

A "Hidden Crisis"  Video
Sunday, 18 February 2007
Jordan has welcomed an estimated million Iraqis escaping the violence. But residency permits, money, and patience are running out. Now what?  (4:23 min.)

mock coffin

Reluctant Peace Activists  Video
Thursday, 1 February 2007
Many anti-war protestors in the U.S. are family members of troops in Iraq. They are pro-military, pro-troops, but against the war  (2:24 min.)

Is the war in Iraq civil?

Defining the Terms  television set icon
Sunday, 17 December 2006 
Is Iraq in a civil war or not? And does it matter what it's called? Experts say earlier conflicts can offer a lesson (3:15 min) 

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