World Sep 24 News Wrap: Militants behead Frenchman in Algeria In our news wrap Wednesday, a Frenchman was murdered by militants linked to the Islamic State in Algeria. Herve Gourdel was kidnapped over the weekend and was killed after the French government refused to halt airstrikes in Iraq. Also, NATO…
World Sep 24 Obama challenges Arab and Muslim states to fight violent extremism in U.N. address – Part 1 President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly by saying the world is “at a crossroads between war and peace.” He urged Arab and Muslim leaders to join a four-point campaign that would destroy the Islamic State group, delegitimize the…
Episode Sep 23 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 23, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine the beginning of U.S. and coalition airstrikes in Syria as the campaign targeting the Islamic State gets underway. Also: President Obama pushes for action on Climate Change as the United Nations General Assembly begins,…