Feb 27 Fragile peace holds, Russia grounds planes in first day of Syrian truce By Daniel Costa-Roberts Relative calm prevailed in parts of Syria as most fighting between government forces and rebel groups stopped and Russia halted airstrikes on Saturday, the first day of a fragile cessation of hostilities. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Three dead in Kansas lawn-mower factory shooting By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a shooting rampage at a lawn-mower factory in Hesston, Kansas, Thursday afternoon left three dead and 15 wounded before the gunman was killed by police. Also, hours before the start of the scheduled ceasefire in… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 8:11 As Syrian ceasefire looms, doubts swirl about effectiveness By PBS News Hour The longstanding debate over whether the U.S. should intervene in Syria’s civil war has taken on new importance this week following a ceasefire agreement brokered by the U.S. and Russia. But how likely is an actual halt to violence in… Continue watching
Feb 25 How two New York Times reporters discovered the gruesome fate of a Syrian police officer By Morgan Till New York Times reporters Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad stayed in touch with one of their Syrian sources via text message, until one day he went silent. Continue reading
Feb 24 Syrian teacher flees carnage only to find new challenges in Turkey By Ola Said A Human Rights Watch study states about 400,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey are not in school because of such obstacles including language barriers, economic hardship and social integration. Ola Said, a Syrian refugee teacher who lives along the Syrian-Turkish… Continue reading
Feb 23 Kerry says he won’t vouch for success of Syria ceasefire By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers he won't vouch for the success of the newly struck cease-fire agreement in Syria. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 6:15 Syrian ceasefire agreement starts next week By PBS News Hour The U.S. and Russia announced Monday that their Syrian ceasefire agreement will take effect Feb. 27, though airstrikes against terrorist groups would continue. While many are skeptical of the truce, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel leaders indicated willingness to… Continue watching
Feb 22 New U.S.-Russia plan sets Syria cease-fire for Saturday By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The United States and Russia agreed Monday on a new cease-fire for Syria that will take effect Saturday, even as major questions over enforcing and responding to violations of the truce were left unresolved. Where in Syria the… Continue reading
Feb 19 5 times Ai Weiwei’s art has called attention to the refugee crisis By Dominique Bonessi Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has spoken out on the refugee crisis in installations that incorporate refugees' life vests and thermal blankets. Continue reading
Feb 19 U.S. warplanes strike ISIS training camp in Libya By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American warplanes struck multiple targets in Libya overnight, hitting an Islamic State training camp and a senior extremist leader, U.S. defense officials said Friday. Continue reading