World Dec 08 News Wrap: Six Guantanamo detainees resettled in Uruguay In our news wrap Monday, six detainees who have been held for more than a decade at Guantanamo without being charged have arrived in Uruguay to be resettled as refugees. Also, the Justice Department released new guidelines on federal law…
Episode Dec 07 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 7, 2014 On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 7, six Guantanamo detainees are released for resettlement. Later, a closer look at the failed attempt to rescue hostages in Yemen. And, assessing one of North Korea's most powerful weapons: the cyber attack.
World Dec 07 'Unprecedented' Sony hack stirs concern over North Korea cyberwarfare Investigators have called the pre-Thanksgiving cyber attack on Sony Pictures “unprecedented.” The attack knocked out most of Sony’s network and while the culprits remain unknown, some are considering North Korea as a possible suspect. For more on North Korea’s possible…
World Dec 07 Why did the raid in Yemen to rescue Luke Somers go so wrong? U.S. special forces tried to rescue photojournalist Luke Somers from al-Qaida militants on Saturday, but the kidnappers shot Somers and another hostage, South African teacher Pierre Korkie, before the soldiers could get to them. Both hostages died. Adam Entous of…
Episode Dec 06 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 6, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 6, an American photojournalist and a South African aid worker held captive by al-Qaida in Yemen are killed during a failed U.S.-led rescue mission. Also, examining a fragmented system: are killings by police being…