Jan 11 Attorney General Holder: Group responsible for Paris attacks still unknown By Associated Press Attorney General Eric Holder says investigators at this point don't have "any credible information" to determine which terrorist group was responsible for the attacks in Paris. Continue reading
Jan 10 Pencils raised from Barcelona to Nantes in solidarity with Paris victims By Elisabeth Ponsot Hundreds of thousands of people rallied across France on Saturday to decry the terror attacks that left 17 dead over three days of violence, which began with an assault on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 7:42 High volume of potential threats challenges Western counterterrorism efforts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 09 U.S. State Department issues global travel warning after terror attacks By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The State Department's warning says attacks against Americans are becoming increasingly prevalent. It also cites an increased risk of reprisals against U.S. and Western targets for the U.S.-led intervention against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 09 Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo shootings By News Desk Live updates on the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 4:49 What a lapse in terrorism insurance by Congress means for businesses By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Sydney mourns hostage victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the citizens of Sydney paid tribute to the two victims who were killed in a hostage standoff. Also, two suicide car bombings killed at least 26 people in Yemen. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 7:28 Taliban massacre of schoolchildren shocks Pakistan By PBS News Hour Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing scores of young students. The Pakistani Taliban claimed it was in retaliation for a new government military offensive. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the events and Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 7:44 Deadly hostage siege in Australia was ‘act of a desperate man’ By PBS News Hour Australian police stormed a cafe in Sydney where a lone gunman had held several hostages for hours, ending the siege with heavy gunfire. Two hostages were killed, in addition to the suspect. Judy Woodruff learns more from Sydney-based journalist Stuart… Continue watching
Dec 07 Release of report on CIA torture expected next week By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press U.S. officials who have read it say it includes disturbing new details about the CIA’s use of such techniques as sleep deprivation, confinement in small spaces, humiliation and the simulated drowning process known as waterboarding. Continue reading