Jan 20 Twitter account of French newspaper ‘Le Monde’ hacked By Joshua Barajas The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility Tuesday night for hacking the Twitter account of French newspaper “Le Monde.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:31 Heightened anxiety and vigilance in U.K. after Paris attacks By PBS NewsHour For the British people, the proximity of the Paris attacks seems to make the chance of another terror attack in their country more likely. How is the British government addressing the threat? Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: MLK Day inspires tributes, protests and service By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, Americans observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day with marches celebrating the civil rights leader, as well as protests over the racial divide, police killings of people of color and income disparity. Also, Iran and Hezbollah… Continue watching
Jan 19 Creator of #JeSuisCharlie tries to protect its meaning By Colleen Shalby Graphic designer Joachim Roncin is trying to protect the original meaning of #JeSuisCharlie -- a phrase he coined after the attack on the Paris newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Continue reading
Jan 17 Protests against Charlie Hebdo turn violent in Niger and Pakistan By Elisabeth Ponsot At least five people were killed in Niger during protests against the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo on Saturday, authorities said, raising the two-day death toll in the violent demonstrations in the country's capital to ten. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 13:28 Shields and Brooks on same-sex right to marry, Romney run resistance By PBS NewsHour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Supreme Court’s move to consider same-sex marriage, next steps for Republican congressional leaders, emerging GOP candidates for the next… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 9:32 News Wrap: Dozens arrested in European anti-terror raids By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, police in France, Germany and Belgium arrested more than two dozen people with suspected links to Islamic militant groups. The head of Europol warned that Europe now has up to 5,000 Muslim radicals. Also, President… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 3:07 2 dead in Belgian raid on extremists said to plot European attacks By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jan 15 Twitter Chat: What is the role of satire in modern society? By Nora Daly How important are political cartoons and other forms of satire to contemporary society?… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 8:57 Do Western Muslims face a free speech double standard? By PBS NewsHour The Charlie Hebdo shooting has sparked debate about the protections and limits of free speech. Judy Woodruff talks to Bertrand Vannier of Radio France and Daisy Khan of the American Society for Muslim Advancement about whether Muslims face a double… Continue watching