Jan 12 Watch 9:52 News Wrap: Islamic State supporters hack U.S. military social media accounts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, social media sites belonging to the U.S. Central Command’s were hacked by a group who said they acted on behalf of the Islamic State. Threats against members of the military were posted on the @CENTCOM… Continue watching
Jan 11 Child suicide bombers kill more than 20 in two Nigerian market blasts By Andrew Mach Two young girls strapped with explosives in northeast Nigeria blew themselves up Sunday, killing three other people in the second apparent attack in two days using child suicide bombers. Continue reading
Jan 10 Thousands flee Nigeria for Chad after Boko Haram attacks By Carey Reed More than 7,000 people fleeing deadly attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria have spilled over the border and into neighboring Chad, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday. Continue reading
Jan 08 Boko Haram burns 16 villages, leaving 2,000 feared dead By Ruth Tam Boko Haram razed at least 16 villages in northern Nigeria, leaving 2,000 people unaccounted for and feared dead since Monday, Nigerian officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Indonesian government cracks down on AirAsia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the search for wreckage from AirAsia flight 8501 expanded to make up for more than a week of strong currents in the Java Sea. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Transport Ministry suspended the airline’s license for flying from… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 3:48 Can US drones find the missing Nigerian schoolgirls? By PBS News Hour In the more than eight months since more than 200 schoolgirls were captured by Islamic militants in Nigeria, most are still missing, despite periodic reports about their imminent release. For the latest on the search and the increasing tensions between… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch What 2014 global conflicts and challenges will carry over into the new year? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: U.S. troops and veterans warned of domestic attacks by Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 01 Boko Haram leader denies truce, says girls ‘married off’ By Carey Reed A man identifying himself as the leader of Boko Haram, contradicted reports of a truce with the Nigerian government, saying instead that the more than 200 girls kidnapped from Chibok, have been married off to the group's fighters. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Nigerian schoolgirls remain in captivity despite pledges for release By PBS News Hour For 10 days now there have been reports from Africa that those hundreds of school girls abducted by Boko Haram extremists last Spring would be released. But the girls remain in captivity. And, another 30 adolescents were reportedly abducted in… Continue watching