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Hot Zone Doc., Ch. 15: Coming Home (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	4/3/2008 11:25 AM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter 15: Coming HomeIn this final chapter of "A World of Conflict," Kevin Sites returns home to the U.S., only to confirm what he suspected -- that in the year that he was gone little had changed.
Hot Zone Doc., Ch. 14: Israel-Hezbollah War (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	2/26/2008 12:15 PM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter 14: Israel-Hezbollah WarThe war between Israel and Hezbollah shook the landscape in the Middle East.
Hot Zone Doc., Ch. 13: Sri Lanka (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	2/14/2008 9:26 PM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter 13: Sri LankaKevin Sites covered Sri Lanka as violence erupted between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels, pushing a nation with so much to lose back to the brink of all-out war. In rebel-held territory Sites interviewed Tiger fighters about their tactics and reported on the many effects of war still seen in the region.
Hot Zone Doc., Ch. 12: Nepal and Kashmir (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	2/6/2008 3:48 PM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter 12: Nepal and KashmirKevin Sites covered Nepal during a time of sweeping political change that followed mass nationwide protests, forcing the autocratic King to cede power.
Hot Zone Documentary, Ch. 11: Child Bride (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	1/16/2008 11:31 AM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter 11: Child BrideIn Afghanistan, Kevin Sites met a 12-year-old girl named Gulsoma, whose incredible story of resilience resonated with millions of people worldwide. She was only six years old when she was sold to a neighbor family in Kandahar as a child bride.
Hot Zone Documentary, Ch. 10: Afghanistan (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	12/17/2007 3:50 PM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter 10: AfghanistanReporting from Afghanistan in spring 2006, more than four years after the U.S.-led coalition ousted the Taliban, Kevin Sites found that war is not over in the country.
Hot Zone Documentary, Chapter Nine: Chechnya (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	12/3/2007 1:53 PM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter Nine: ChechnyaIn Chechnya during the winter of 2005-2006, Kevin Sites reported on a region still reeling from lingering conflict between Russia and Islamic separatists. The conflict engulfed Chechnya in the 1990s, and even now, half of the population is yet to return. Those that have eke out a living amid the rubble.
Hot Zone Documentary, Chapter Eight: Iran (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	11/19/2007 4:56 PM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter Eight: Iran
Documentary: 'Open Eye - Open I' (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	11/13/2007 12:50 AM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - In her internationally-screened documentary, "Open Eye - Open I," Shirley Barenholz navigates the emotions stirred by tragedy -- she captures how her subjects cope, grieve, and make peace with their trials. Play this Video
Hot Zone Documentary, Chapter Seven: Israel (Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone)	11/12/2007 10:05 PM
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Chapter Seven: IsraelIn Israel, Kevin Sites interviewed Kinneret Boosany, a victim of a suicide bombing at a Tel Aviv cafe in 2002.

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