World Oct 10 Fears of bigger war grow as Israel-Hamas fighting continues after surprise attack Fighting between Israelis and Palestinians continues as airstrikes and artillery pound Gaza after the Hamas attack on Israel. Among the dead are 14 Americans killed by Hamas and an unknown number are being held hostage by militants. Special Correspondent Leila…
World Oct 09 Israel levels parts of Gaza in retribution for Hamas terror attack A third day of brutal fighting between Israelis and Palestinians centered on Gaza Monday. Israel hammered the besieged region with air strikes and artillery as retribution for Saturday's bloody surprise attack by Hamas. An Israeli ground invasion of Gaza is…
World Aug 23 Northwest Syria faces slow recovery 6 months after devastating earthquake In February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked northwest Syria, killing more than 7,000, injuring thousands more and destroying livelihoods. Cut off from the rest of the world by the Assad regime, survivors have struggled to rebuild. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen traveled…
World Jul 13 Israelis describe living with the threat of violent attacks Earlier in the week we brought you stories from the occupied West Bank where Palestinians spoke of the struggles of daily life amid the recent wave of violence. Now we have the perspectives of Israelis in this dangerous new moment.
World Jul 10 Cycle of violence and economic turmoil pushes young Palestinians to take up arms Violence continued Monday between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports from Nablus and has a look at young men who have few hopes and burning anger and take up arms as they feel…
World Jul 06 Palestinians in West Bank struggle to recover after intense Israeli military operation The secretary-general of the United Nations denounced what he called "an excessive use of force" by Israel on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Israel said the two-day operation targeted Palestinian militants. Elsewhere, an Israeli soldier was…
World Jul 03 Lebanon struggles to emerge from financial crisis and government corruption Lebanon has become, for all intents and purposes, a failed state. Its government is rife with corruption and unable to care for its people who suffer chronic and crushing poverty from economic mismanagement and a banking collapse. As special correspondent…
World Oct 21 Financial crisis leads some in Lebanon to rob banks to access their money Lebanon's deep financial crisis is affecting every aspect of life there. There is no consistent electricity, most poor go hungry and joblessness is at record levels. With its currency nearly worthless, most keep their savings in U.S. dollars which are…
World Jun 07 Lebanon's economic and humanitarian disasters leave citizens to fend for themselves For the past several years, Lebanon has been in economic freefall. Its currency is close to worthless; its government is fractured and ineffective; there is almost no electric power, and there is less security. Lebanon's people are suffering. Special correspondent…
World Aug 04 1 year after Beirut explosion, Lebanon still in crisis A year after a deadly explosion of tons of ammonium nitrate that sat for years in a Beirut port warehouse, people in Lebanon are still waiting for answers and government accountability. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports on how people across…