Apr 08 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Afghan soldier targets U.S. troops in insider attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, one American was killed and at least two others wounded by an Afghan soldier at a military compound in Jalalabad. Also, Iran announced it would deploy two warships near Yemen, supposedly to patrol for pirates. Continue watching
Apr 08 Kerry warns Iran over involvement in Yemen By Larisa Epatko A week after negotiating a deal on its nuclear program, Iran has sent naval ships to the Gulf of Aden, ratcheting up tensions with neighboring Yemen. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the United States wouldn’t “stand… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 7:04 What drove a small sect to take control of Yemen? By PBS News Hour The U.S. will speed up delivery of arms and intelligence to Saudi Arabia for the fight against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the State Department. How did the Houthis rise to stage a government coup? Gwen Ifill learns more from… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Prisoner who spent 30 years on Alabama death row exonerated By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a man who spent nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row walked out a free man after prosecutors admitted the only physical evidence of two murders did not link him to the crime. Also, Saudi… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Philippines bombing terrorist dead, confirms FBI By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the FBI confirmed that one of its most wanted terrorists was killed in the Philippines in January. Zulkifli Bin Hir was a leader of a militant group linked to al-Qaida. Also, President Obama signed off… Continue watching
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 30 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Indiana GOP lawmakers say they’ll clarify a new religious freedom bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 3:33 What does an Arab League joint military force mean for the crisis in Yemen? By PBS News Hour The decision by the 21 nations of the Arab League to create a joint military force because of the crisis in Yemen raises the question: Why didn't the organization mobilize the same way to fight ISIS in Iraq? Matt Bradley… Continue watching
Mar 28 US rescues Saudi pilots from waters near Yemen By Associated Press A Defense Department official says U.S. forces rescued two Saudi airmen after they ejected from an F-15 fighter jet over waters south of Yemen, where Saudi Arabia is leading airstrikes against Iran-allied Houthi rebels. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 7:31 News Wrap: Germanwings co-pilot was hiding illness, say prosecutors By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, no suicide note was found in the search of the home of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, but a torn-up doctor’s note suggests that he was hiding an illness from employers before he crashed a plane… Continue watching