May 14 Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr takes early lead in Iraq election By Philip Issa, Associated Press Widespread disillusionment with Iraq's current political class appears to have helped the political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr become the early front-runner in national elections marked by record low turnout. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 13, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, May 13, the U.S. tries to get European allies to exit the Iran deal, and how a mentoring program in Indiana connects children of incarcerated parents with support. Also, what is the significance of the… Continue watching
May 12 Paris attacker born in Chechnya, was on radicalism database By Angela Charlton, Associated Press Counterterrorism investigators are working to determine whether the man who stabbed five people in a busy neighborhood in the heart of the French capital Saturday night had any help. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 2:58 Is an era of nationalism beginning in Iraq? By PBS News Hour On Saturday, Iraqis voted in their first national election since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the Islamic State last year. Despite low voter turnout and lack of trust in the political establishment, there has been a surge in… Continue watching
May 12 Polls close across Iraq in first vote since victory over ISIS By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Philip Issa, Associated Press Polls have closed across Iraq Saturday evening in the first national election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 6:42 The bigger question raised by the deadly ambush in Niger The Pentagon blames a series of failures for last October's ambush deaths of four U.S. commandos in Niger. Citing poor preparation, communications and training, the investigation also found that the mission was not properly approved. Nick Schifrin gets analysis from… Continue watching
May 10 Iraqi forces capture 5 senior Islamic State leaders in cross-border raid By Susannah George, Josh Lederman, Associated Press Coalition spokesman Army Col. Ryan Dillon called the arrest a "significant blow to Daesh," using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group. Continue reading
Apr 30 Double suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 25 people, including 9 journalists By Rahim Faiez, Amir Shah, Associated Press The attack was the latest in a relentless string of deadly large-scale bombings and assaults that have struck Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan so far this year. Continue reading
Apr 22 Syrian military pummels ISIS-held districts in Damascus By Zeina Karam, Associated Press Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Apr 22 Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 in Afghan capital By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least 57 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Continue reading