Mar 09 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: GOP senators write open letter to Iran over nuclear deal By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:48 As military advances in Nigeria, Boko Haram ramps up bombings By PBS News Hour As many as five separate bomb blasts reportedly killed at least 54 people and wounded 143 others in Northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. Suicide bombers targeted several crowded markets and a busy bus station. Michelle Faul, the Associated Press Nigerian bureau… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 4:01 Former captive brings news about school girls held by Boko Haram By PBS News Hour The militant group Boko Haram has inflicted widespread terror on the Nigerian population, including the abduction of more than 200 school girls in Chibok last year. For the first time, we hear news of their condition. Jonathan Miller of ITN… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 3:54 As many lose interest in ‘Bring Back Our Girls,’ a few vow not to forget By PBS News Hour Since world leaders and celebrities showed their support for the “Bring Back Our Girls” campaign last spring, what has become of efforts to find and return the young female mass kidnapping victims of Boko Haram? Jonathan Miller of Independent Television… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Greek government vows not to drop anti-austerity stance By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: African nations conduct major offensive against Boko Haram By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 25 Kerry in Nigeria to urge against postelection violence By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is encouraging the main candidates in Nigeria's upcoming presidential vote to accept the results and tamp down potential postelection violence in a country reeling from an al-Qaida linked insurgency. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Congress challenges White House on Iran By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, senators pushed a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on Iran unless the country curbs its nuclear program by a July deadline. President Obama has said he would veto such a bill. Meanwhile, House Speaker John… Continue watching
Jan 16 Satellite images show devastation after Boko Haram attacks By Margaret Myers Before and after satellite photos of two Nigerian towns show the devastation caused by terrorist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International says. The human rights organization says that the images, released Wednesday, show how recent attacks left more than 3,700 structures… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:26 Why Boko Haram’s reign of terror has been tough to track By PBS News Hour In early January, Boko Haram militants attacked the remote northern Nigerian town of Baga, but it was days before reports of the massacre got out, with estimated death tolls ranging from 150 to 2,000. Gwen Ifill speaks with Nii Akuetteh… Continue watching