Aug 28 Kerry heads to Bangladesh, India amid South Asian tensions By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's stops in Bangladesh and India come amid increasing concerns about terrorism in both South Asian nations. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 6:04 Defeated on the battlefield, ISIS steps up terror attacks By PBS News Hour There's no coincidence that the number and ferocity of ISIS terror attacks have increased in recent weeks as their losses on the battlefield mount. John Yang discusses the significance of the timing with Joby Warrick, author of "Black Flags: The… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 2:24 Spate of global attacks shows growing reach of ISIS By PBS News Hour A Sunday bombing in Iraq — marking one of Baghdad’s bloodiest days in a decade — capped off a week of Islamic-State linked attacks spanning the globe. Before Iraq came a suicide bombing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which Turkey blamed… Continue watching
Jul 03 Bangladeshi authorities deny ISIS tied to weekend killings in Dhaka By Michael D. Regan Bangladeshi authorities said Sunday that the attack that killed 20 people inside a Dhaka restaurant on Friday is not the work of the Islamic State. Continue reading
Jul 01 U.S. citizen among at least 20 killed in Bangladesh attack By Laura Santhanam Gunmen killed at least 20 people in an attack at a bakery in the diplomatic zone near the U.S. embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Continue reading
May 03 What’s behind the killings of bloggers, activists and professors in Bangladesh? By Laura Santhanam In Bangladesh, progressive voices have been swept up in a growing wave of unprecedented violence. In April alone, four people were hacked to death. Continue reading
Apr 29 John Kerry urges action by Bangladesh to prevent killings By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry called on Bangladesh's leader to step up law enforcement to prevent a wave of killings targeting liberal voices, the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 4:30 Refugees desperate for aid caught in ‘maritime ping pong’ By PBS News Hour Malaysian officials initiated emergency, high-level talks with neighboring countries Sunday, hoping to address the more than 5,000 refugees that have been stranded at sea as they try to escape ethnic persecution and poverty in Myanmar and Bangladesh. But none of… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:21 Why thousands of Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar, only to be stranded at sea By PBS News Hour Since November, an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 people have fled persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh. Thousands are currently stranded at sea, some having been turned away from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Many are from the Rohingya, a muslim… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Homeland Security investigating Secret Service incident at White House By PBS News Hour Continue watching