May 05 Despite advances under Obama, lack of transparency can hinder hostage families By Larisa Epatko When it comes to negotiating hostage releases from terrorist networks, the United States’ “no-concessions” policy puts many decisions in the hands of the families, leaving them wondering what to do. Continue reading
Apr 21 U.S. ‘too important’ to pull back in today’s world, U.N. chief says By Larisa Epatko When asked about President Donald Trump's intentions to withdraw from the world, except militarily in some cases, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the United States is "too important" to pull back. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:47 Is there a human toll of giving the military more latitude to strike terror targets? By PBS News Hour On the campaign stump, Donald Trump promised to give the U.S. military more freedom to strike terrorist targets around the world. Now the president has approved the Pentagon’s plan to intensify its targeting of al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: ‘Fair chance’ U.S. airstrike played role in Mosul civilian deaths By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, says there's a "fair chance" that a U.S. airstrike played a role in killing scores of civilians in Mosul, but voiced doubt that the weapon used… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 8:14 Turmoil and terrorism breed economic uncertainty for Turkey By PBS News Hour Turkey's tourism outlook has never been so bleak. Increasing terrorism by the Islamic State group and the PKK have driven the country into its worst tourism slump ever, a major sector of the economy. International concerns about political uncertainty, as… Continue watching
Mar 26 Pentagon: An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike By Thomas Beaumont and Bill Barrow, Associated Press A U.S. counterterrorism airstrike earlier this month in Afghanistan killed an al-Qaida leader responsible for a deadly hotel attack in Islamabad in 2008 and the 2009 attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team. Continue reading
Mar 23 Everything we know about the London attack By News Desk British police have identified the person responsible for Wednesday's attack on Parliament as Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old native of England. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 9:22 News Wrap: Deadly attack wreaks havoc outside London Parliament By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, chaos erupted outside Britain's Parliament building when an attacker drove into a crowd and stabbed a policeman. At least four people died. Also, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a stark warning to European states… Continue watching
Mar 22 4 dead, 20 wounded in attack near UK Parliament By Joshua Barajas In a briefing, Metropolitan police commander B.J. Harrington said the attack at Parliament was declared a terrorist incident and that a counterterrorism investigation was underway. Continue reading
Mar 18 Paris Orly Airport attacker wanted to kill, die for Allah By Nicolas Garriga and John Leicester, Associated Press A suspected Islamic extremist attacked a French soldier Saturday morning at Paris' Orly Airport and wrested away her assault rifle, a French prosecutor said. Continue reading