Apr 16 Fight over Libya’s capital has displaced 20,000, UN says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The self-styled Libyan National Army, aligned with a rival government in the east, launched a major military offensive on April 5 to take Tripoli, igniting clashes with rival militias allied with the U.N.-supported government. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: 4 Americans killed by bomb in Afghanistan In our news wrap Monday, three U.S. service members and an American contractor died in Afghanistan. Pentagon officials said they were killed by an improvised explosive device near Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Also, activists… Continue watching
Apr 07 U.S. pulls forces from Libya amid fighting near capital By Rami Musa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The United States said Sunday it has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to “security conditions on the ground,” as a Libyan military commander’s forces advanced toward the capital, Tripoli, clashing with rival militias. Continue reading
Apr 03 Italy rebuffs ship with 64 migrants rescued in sea off Libya By Associated Press The people brought to safety from a rubber dinghy off the coast of Zuwarah, west of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, included 10 women, five children and a newborn baby, according to a German humanitarian group. Italy's anti-migration interior minister… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 22:26 March 2, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, March 2, President Trump delivers his longest speech ever at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ushers a new era in American space flight, and political instability in Libya becomes… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 9:34 Libya’s political instability makes room for ISIS to regroup By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone This week Libya's prime minister and the a rival opposition leader agreed to hold nationwide elections in the war-torn country. A previous election attempt was delayed as territorial disputes and instability were allowing groups like ISIS to take advantage of… Continue watching
Oct 25 5 good news stories from around the world By Larisa Epatko Libyan war widows learn to earn a living, and a pilot in South Africa is teaching girls to soar. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 8:58 African migrants now departing from Morocco to Europe By Malcolm Brabant Libya has cracked down on African migrants seeking to flee to Europe. As a result, Morocco has become the new jumping off point from the African continent. One flashpoint is Ceuta, a Spanish enclave at the northern tip of the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 25:12 October 6, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 6, the Senate votes to confirm U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the death toll rises in Indonesia in the wake of last week's tsunami. Also, worries over an ISIS resurgence on the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 8:39 Libyan coast remains fertile for ISIS and migrant traffickers By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone Less than two years after Libya with American forces regained control of its coast from Islamic State fighters, the most potent affiliate outside of Iraq and Syria, law enforcement and U.S. policymakers worry about a resurgence. For the second of… Continue watching