World Feb 04 Jordan’s King Abdullah calls for ‘relentless’ war against Islamic State By PBS News Hour
World Feb 03 Watch 2:27 Jordan vows revenge for pilot’s brutal murder by Islamic State A video has surfaced showing Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive by the Islamic State. Jordan spent days trying to negotiate a prisoner swap with the militant group but requests for proof of life went unanswered, and now… By PBS News Hour
Health Feb 02 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: First large-scale Ebola vaccine trials begin in Liberia In our news wrap Monday, about 600 people will participate in the first large-scale Ebola vaccine trials. Tests of two potential vaccines may ultimately involve 27,000 people. Also, civilians in the embattled Donetsk province in Eastern Ukraine ran for cover… By PBS News Hour
World Jan 29 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Islamic State prisoner swap deadline passes In our news wrap Thursday, the Jordanian government demanded confirmation that a pilot held hostage by the Islamic State is still alive before they release a female prisoner in a ransom deal. Also, an Afghan soldier killed three American security… By PBS News Hour
World Jan 28 Watch 6:15 What’s behind Islamic State’s prisoner swap demand? The Jordanian government said it would release a female Iraqi suicide bomber who had been sentenced to death, in exchange for a pilot captured by the Islamic State in December. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to… By PBS News Hour