Jul 12 Malala Yousafzai celebrates birthday opening school for Syrian refugees By Kenzi Abou-Sabe The school will serve around 200 Syrian girls living in refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley region along the Lebanese border. Continue reading
Jul 09 Who are the 4 million Syrian refugees? By Larisa Epatko The number of refugees from Syria, who have escaped internal fighting to neighboring countries, has surpassed 4 million -- the largest number of refugees from any single conflict since 1992, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Defense rests in Boston Marathon bombing case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, defense attorneys for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev rested their case without calling the defendant to testify. Also, the Obama administration formally pledged to curb U.S. greenhouse gas emissions up to 28 percent… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 6:08 Aid organizations slam UN Security Council for failures in Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 29 Syrian refugees top 3 million, says U.N. agency By Larisa Epatko The number of Syrian refugees seeking safety in other parts of the world has surpassed 3 million, making it the “biggest humanitarian emergency of our era,” said Antonio Guterres, head of the U.N. refugee agency, on Friday. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch News Wrap: Nelson Mandela Hospitalized With Recurring Lung Infection News Wrap: Nelson Mandela Hospitalized With Recurring Lung Infection… Continue watching
Feb 06 Video: Syrian Refugee: ‘Maybe God Will Help Us’ By Larisa Epatko Maryam Al Okla is one of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees battling through winter in an unfamiliar place -- living in cramped quarters with very little money and an uncertain future. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch For Syrians Enduring the Harsh Conditions of War, Turkey Acts as Lifeline For Syrian Rebellion Enduring Harsh Conditions, Turkey Acts as Lifeline… Continue watching
Nov 16 Aid Community Facing Challenges in Helping Abused Syrian Women, Girls By Larisa Epatko As Syrian refugees continue to pour out of the country, aid agencies are boosting their efforts to help women and girls who have experienced abuse. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch News Wrap: Bombing at Village Funeral in Afghanistan Kills at Least 25 Civilians News Wrap: Bombing at Village Funeral in Afghanistan Kills at Least 25 Civilians… Continue watching