World Aug 05 Why it’s hard to keep Ebola from spreading Containing this year's Ebola outbreak won't be easy. Undeveloped governments in the three countries most affected by the current Ebola surge -- Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -- are having trouble coordinating a response, and health care workers are overwhelmed,…
World Jul 28 Report: Millions forced from their homes due to religious beliefs Last year saw the largest displacement of religious communities from their homes in recent memory, according to a new U.S. government report assessing countries’ religious freedoms in 2013.
World Jul 18 Four videos that explain the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Eruptions of violence between Israelis and Palestinians continued for a second week. The PBS NewsHour has aired a series of interviews offering different takes on the fighting, with Israeli and Palestinian officials, an analyst and the former U.S. envoy to…
Nation Jul 17 Once a child migrant has crossed the border, what happens next? What happens to child migrants after they turn themselves in at the U.S. border? We take a step-by-step look at their journey once they enter the U.S.
World Jul 11 Brazilians likely to give government a ‘pass’ over World Cup The FIFA World Cup, which ends Sunday, has been a rollercoaster ride for Brazilians and no less so for the government.
World Jul 09 Migrants seeking security in US often encounter violence along their route Many migrants from Central American countries report being mugged, raped or threatened with other violence as they try to make their way to the United States, according to a survey recently released by Doctors Without Borders.
World Jul 08 The top tweets from Brazil vs. Germany World Cup match It only took six minutes for Germany to get four more goals to speed past Brazil 5-0 by half time.
World Jul 08 At its third anniversary, South Sudan works to show new brighter side After gaining its independence three years ago, South Sudan got a rush of media attention. But the continued internal fighting has cast the nascent country in a harsh light. The women at the Roots Project are hoping their handiwork and…
World Jul 02 Kurdish official: ‘We don’t want to stay within an Iraq that has failed’ Kurdish Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir said Wednesday that the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq is "determined to go ahead with the referendum" for independence because Iraq has failed politically.
World Jul 01 What is a caliphate? Sunni armed militants, who have taken control of parts of Syria and northern Iraq, on Sunday declared their territory a new “caliphate” governed by strict sharia law.