Mar 06 1 in 4 Syrian children at risk of mental health disorders, new report says By Larisa Epatko About 3 million Syrian children are under the age of 6 and know nothing but war, says a new report from the nonprofit group Save the Children. Here's what you should know. Continue reading
Mar 05 UN says 66,000 displaced in 5 months of north Syria fighting By Philip Issa, Associated Press Five months of multi-sided clashes in Syria's crowded northern battlefield have displaced some 66,000 people, a U.N. humanitarian agency said Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 03 Al-Qaida number two killed by U.S. drone strike in Syria By Phil Hirschkorn Abu Khayr al-Masri, a 59-year-old Egyptian and a longtime top member of al-Qaida, was killed in an American drone strike in Syria, the terrorist group confirmed on Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: Deadly tornadoes rip across the Midwest By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, three people died due to damaging tornadoes overnight, with some of the worst damage striking Illinois and Missouri. Also, there's word that President Trump's travel ban will no longer include citizens from Iraq, no bar… Continue watching
Mar 01 Officials: New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list By Matthew Lee, Vivian Salma, Associated Press President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say. Continue reading
Feb 25 Twin attacks on Syrian security kill at least 32 By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press In synchronized attacks, insurgents stormed into heavily guarded security offices in Syria's central Homs city, killing a senior officer and at least 31 others. Continue reading
Feb 25 Syrian who worked on nominated film can't attend Oscars By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities are barring entry to a 21-year-old Syrian cinematographer who worked on a harrowing film about his nation's civil war, "The White Helmets," that has been nominated for an Academy Award. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Chemical weapon killed Kim Jong Un's half-brother By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Malaysian toxicologists have determined that a chemical weapon was used to assassinate the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Also, more than 60 people are dead after a pair of bombings by Islamic… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 6:37 Out of Syria's devastation, 'The White Helmets' offer moments of hope By PBS News Hour The daily destruction of Syria's civil war is at once shocking and now strangely familiar. The Oscar-nominated documentary short “The White Helmets” aims to get beyond the numbness of the conflict by showing real first responders working to rescue victims… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 5:20 For Syrian refugees, a long, uncertain route to immigration By PBS News Hour The vast majority of Syrian refugees live less than 200 miles from home in neighboring countries like Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Today they have fewer options of moving on as more Western governments shut their doors, and many have preferred… Continue watching