Jul 13 Malala’s birthday wish: Bring back the Nigerian schoolgirls By Vic Pasquantonio Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012 said it is her birthday wish to help bring back Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls. Continue reading
Jul 10 Mentally ill shackled and neglected in Africa’s crisis regions By Victoria Fleischer Robin Hammond had never considered the long-term mental health effects on the Africans whose stories of war, famine and conflict he had covered for 12 years as a documentary photographer. But on a 2011 reporting trip to Sudan, he witnessed… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch News Wrap: Pro-Russian rebels, government forces renew fighting in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, fighting resumed in Eastern Ukraine a day after President Petro Poroshenko ended a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels. Also, a car bomb killed at least 56 people in Nigeria in the northeastern state where more than… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Two months later, search for missing Nigerian schoolgirls continues By PBS News Hour More than two months after their capture, the search continues for more than 200 girls kidnapped by extremists in Nigeria. New reports suggest search efforts are being scaled back, despite more kidnappings. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Michelle Faul, the Associated… Continue watching
Jun 24 60 girls and women abducted in Nigeria, reports claim By News Desk A local official confirmed to the Associated Press that 60 girls and women and 31 boys were abducted by extremists in weekend attacks on villages in northeast Nigeria. The news agency reports that Nigerian security forces have denied the abductions… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch Kidnapped girls still missing as Boko Haram continues spread of violence By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch News Wrap: U.S. to increase military presence in Europe By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama announced he would ask for up to $1 billion from Congress to send more troops and equipment to Europe as a counter to Russian actions in Ukraine. Also, a Nigerian newspaper reported that… Continue watching
May 31 New York Times report: World Cup games vulnerable to match fixing By Kayla Ruble Just weeks ahead of the World Cup opening games in Brazil, The New York Times has obtained an internal report from soccer’s governing body FIFA that highlights concerns over match fixing. Continue reading
May 29 John F. Kerry: In search of credit in a complicated world By Gwen Ifill When you have an interview with the Secretary of State, there is almost too much to get to -- Syria, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Nigeria, Sudan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Edward Snowden. But what John Kerry wanted to talk about… Continue reading
May 29 Kerry says Nigerian offensive to rescue schoolgirls ‘risky’ By Justin Kenny Secretary of State John Kerry warned that a Nigerian offensive to go after Boko Haram and attempt to free 219 kidnapped schoolgirls “could be very risky.”… Continue reading