Jan 19 Watch 5:53 Clashes raise fears of power vacuum in vulnerable Yemen By PBS News Hour In Yemen, Shia rebels known as Houthis battled with government forces at the presidential palace, and have also vowed to wipe out al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Abdulwahab Alkebsi of the Center for International Private Enterprise tells Judy Woodruff that… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:41 Terrorist training of Paris attacker puts spotlight on Yemen By PBS News Hour One of the brothers involved in the Paris attacks received al-Qaida training in Yemen. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to explain why that country is a hotbed for jihadism, and to examine the competition and cooperation between… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 6:37 News Wrap: Minibus explosion kills dozens outside Yemen police academy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: Search for AirAsia victims hindered by weather By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the first two bodies recovered from the crash of AirAsia flight 8501 landed in Surabaya, Indonesia, but efforts to continue searching for more victims were delayed by strong winds and heavy rains. Also, in Afghanistan,… 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 11 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Police clear Hong Kong pro-democracy protest site By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 5:07 Understanding the risks of rescuing hostages – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 2:55 White House defends deadly Yemen hostage mission – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 4:14 Why did the raid in Yemen to rescue Luke Somers go so wrong? By PBS News Hour U.S. special forces tried to rescue photojournalist Luke Somers from al-Qaida militants on Saturday, but the kidnappers shot Somers and another hostage, South African teacher Pierre Korkie, before the soldiers could get to them. Both hostages died. Adam Entous of… Continue watching
Dec 06 Recalling Luke Somers as a ‘passionate’ and ‘dedicated’ colleague By Hari Sreenivasan, Andrew Mach In an interview with Hari Sreenivasan, NewsHour's Tik Root remembers his former colleague, American photojournalist Luke Somers, who was one of two hostages killed by Al-Qaida militants during a rescue attempt by U.S. forces in Yemen. Continue reading