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
May 27 Watch News Wrap: Egyptian voter turnout low despite extended polling By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the military-backed Egyptian government extended voting for a third day and kept polls open later to boost the number of voters, but Islamists boycotted the election over the Army crackdown that’s left hundreds dead or… Continue watching
May 21 Watch News Wrap: House Democrats to join Benghazi investigation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrats in the House of Representatives have decided to join the latest probe into the attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya. Also, the U.S. deployed 80 troops to Chad in order to help with… Continue watching
May 20 Watch News Wrap: Thai army declares martial law By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Thailand’s military bypassed the country’s government and declared martial law in an effort to restore peace and order, denying it was a coup. Six months of political crisis in Thailand have sparked protests and deadly… Continue watching
May 14 Watch News Wrap: Anger grows as death toll skyrockets from Turkish coal mine collapse By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 14 Pentagon: U.S. military drones aid search for kidnapped Nigerian girls By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon said Wednesday that they have deployed at least one Global Hawk UAV to search for kidnapped girls in Nigeria. Continue reading
May 13 Watch U.S. military sends plane to scan for abducted girls in Nigeria By PBS News Hour Nigeria's government confirmed that a "window of negotiation" is open to Boko Haram with respect to the return of hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped from a school in a remote village. Meanwhile the U.S. began manned surveillance flights over the… Continue watching