Oct 26 Senators diverge on Niger ambush after classified briefing By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Republican and Democratic senators emerged from a classified briefing about the deadly ambush in the African nation of Niger with different opinions about whether the attack that killed four U.S. soldiers could have been averted. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 10:57 The top U.S. military commander has promised answers about the Niger attack. Here’s what we know so far By PBS NewsHour The details surrounding the deaths of four American soldiers in Niger this month remain murky, even as President Trump's response to the families of the fallen has been sharply criticized. For more on what the special forces were doing at… Continue watching
Oct 23 WATCH: Top U.S. general says families, Americans deserve answers on Niger ambush By Associated Press Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, says the four U.S. special operations forces died Oct. 4 amid a “complex situation” and a “difficult firefight.”… Continue reading
Oct 19 How Donald Trump has comforted the families of 43 fallen soldiers By Associated Press Calling every family member isn't a presidential tradition. Still, Trump this week used his calls as evidence of his support for the military, suggesting he did more to honor the families than his predecessors did. Continue reading
Oct 17 Trump’s claim about predecessors, fallen troops disputed By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets. President Donald Trump’s suggestion Monday that his predecessors fell short in that duty brought a visceral reaction from… Continue reading
Oct 06 Fourth U.S. soldier found dead after attack in Niger By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press After an extensive search, a U.S. soldier who had been missing for nearly two days in Niger has been found dead, a result of a deadly ambush by dozens of Islamic extremists on a joint patrol of American and Niger… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:11 U.S. soldiers were ambushed in Niger. Here’s what American forces are doing there By PBS NewsHour Three U.S. special forces soldiers were killed and two more injured on Wednesday while on a training mission with the military of Niger. The soldiers were reportedly caught in an ambush not far from the Malian border, where al-Qaida and… Continue watching
Mar 03 ‘One Day, I Will’ project shows children’s ambitions in four African countries By Corinne Segal Senegal-based photographer Vincent Tremeau asked children in four African countries: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"… Continue reading
Jan 17 Protests against Charlie Hebdo turn violent in Niger and Pakistan By Elisabeth Ponsot At least five people were killed in Niger during protests against the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo on Saturday, authorities said, raising the two-day death toll in the violent demonstrations in the country's capital to ten. Continue reading
Sep 16 Child deaths decline globally, with more children living to age 5, UNICEF report finds By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More of the world's children are surviving to their fifth birthday, but 6.3 million still died last year, mostly from preventable causes, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday. Continue reading