Oct 09 El Salvador tries to rein in crime with community policing By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras On a recent day, two community police officers patrolled a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Santa Ana on foot. With training and assistance from the U.S. State Department, El Salvador is trying to use a new philosophy… Continue reading
Oct 06 Can U.S.-style youth programs in Central America keep kids from migrating? By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras CHALCHUAPA, El Salvador — The once-staggering number of Central American child migrants crossing the border has slowed dramatically in recent months. But to discourage future migration flows, many say the violence and poverty that helped trigger the exodus must be… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch News Wrap: UK will join airstrikes on Islamic State in Iraq, not Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 12 Kerry in Turkey to seek support for coalition against Islamic State By Lara Jakes, Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — The United States on Friday pressed Turkey to harden its borders against fighters and funding flowing to the Islamic State militant group, and sought clarity on how far Ankara is willing to go to help a worldwide… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Previewing Obama's Islamic State address By PBS News Hour President Obama will address the nation with his plan to dismantle the Islamic State group. Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff sit down with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner and political editor Domenico Montanaro to discuss what we should expect to… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch U.S. and allies prepare new campaign against Islamic State By PBS News Hour President Obama outlined a multi-step plan to defeat the Islamic State group in an interview on Sunday. According to reports, the expanded air offensive could last years, but the president insisted that it would not include combat troops and that… Continue watching
Sep 08 State Deparment kicks off security review of all U.S. diplomatic posts ahead of CIA report By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press This initiative comes as the Senate Intelligence Committee edges toward releasing parts of a report documenting CIA abuses of terror suspects after the Sept. 11 attacks. The CIA has contested the conclusions of the report. Continue reading
Sep 02 350 more troops sent to protect the American Embassy in Baghdad By Associated Press President Barack Obama approved the additional troops for protection of American personnel following a request by the State Department and a review and recommendation by the Defense Department, the White House said in a statement. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch Islamic State declares beheading of U.S. reporter Steven Sotloff By PBS News Hour In a gruesome video, Islamic State radicals purportedly beheaded Steven Sotloff -- a 31-year-old American freelancer who went missing in Syria last year. In the video posted on Aug. 19 of the beheading of James Foley, the militant group warned… Continue watching
Sep 02 Second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, killed by Islamic extremists By Larisa Epatko U.S. authorities have confirmed that an online video showing Islamic State militants killing American journalist Steven Sotloff is authentic. Continue reading