Aug 29 Watch Kerry tasked with unifying Mideast allies against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Mideast to work on building a coalition of allies to oppose the Islamic State group. But the regional conflicts that cross nations and factions are likely to complicate the effort. Hari… Continue watching
Aug 11 Power shift underway in Iraq as Maliki faces challenger By News Desk Malaki supporters marched in the streets chanting support for the embattled prime minister, and militias and leaders across Iraq braced for a potential attempt at a military coup. But as yet Malaki has not made an obvious move to retain… Continue reading
Aug 08 After meeting with Kerry, Afghan candidates agree to resolve dispute By Matthew Lee, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's feuding presidential candidates agreed Friday to resolve their election dispute and said they would set an inauguration date before the end of August. The breakthrough came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened a second… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch News Wrap: Kerry visits Afghanistan to press election resolution By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry urged Afghanistan’s opposing presidential candidates to accept results from an ongoing audit of the runoff election. Also, several thousand Palestinians marched in support of Hamas on the final day of… Continue watching
Aug 07 Kerry aims to buffer Afghan presidential battle By Matthew Lee, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit to try to calm tensions between the country's two feuding presidential candidates. Continue reading
Aug 01 U.S. calls apparent abduction of Israeli soldier ‘barbaric’ violation of cease-fire By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Friday condemned violations of the internationally-brokered Gaza cease-fire by Palestinian militants and said the apparent abduction of an Israeli soldier would be a "barbaric" and "absolutely outrageous" action. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch What’s making Mideast violence seem intractable By PBS News Hour Why is it proving so difficult to halt the current conflict between Hamas and Israel? Gwen Ifill gets debate from Robert Satloff of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and foreign policy analyst and writer Mark Perry on the… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Netanyahu: Israel should prepare for ‘prolonged campaign’ in Gaza By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 26 U.S. evacuates embassy in Libya amid ‘free-wheeling’ violence By Matthew Lee, Lara Jakes, Associated Press The United States shuttered its embassy in Libya on Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighboring Tunisia under U.S. military escort as fighting intensified between rival militias. Secretary of State John Kerry said "free-wheeling militia violence" prompted the move. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch WHO renews call for ‘localized cease-fires’ to evacuate wounded, deliver aid in Gaza By PBS News Hour Continue watching