World Aug 07 Watch 8:44 Tunisia, EU scrutinized for harsh treatment of migrants along route from Africa to Europe Crews have given up hope of finding nearly 30 migrants thrown into the sea after setting sail from Tunisia. It happened as human rights groups called on Tunisia’s president to save migrants trapped on the border with Libya. The crisis… By Malcolm Brabant and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow
World Jun 15 78 dead, hundreds still missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast Greek authorities said that the vessel appeared to be sailing normally until shortly before it sank, and declined repeated offers of rescue, while a network of activists said they received repeated distress calls from the vessel during the same time. By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press
Nation Feb 02 Watch 1:56 News Wrap: Father of abuse victims lunges for Larry Nassar in courtroom In our news wrap Friday, chaos unfolded in a Lansing, Michigan, courtroom as a father of three sexual abuse victims of Larry Nassar tried to attack the former sports doctor. Also, there's word of a new migrant tragedy off Libya. By PBS News Hour
World Sep 23 President Obama Tells U.N. World Can’t ‘Wait for America’ to Lead In his first address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Barack Obama bluntly said world leaders who once accused the United States of acting alone must now join with him to solve global crises rather than "wait for America" to…
Aug 21 Watch Other News: Afghans Wait for Election Results In other news, President Hamid Karzai, and his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, both claimed victory in Afghanistan's presidential election, and President Obama called the elaborate homecoming for the freed Lockerbie bomber in Libya "highly objectionable."… Continue watching