Mar 06 Suicide blast in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 17 By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast and stormed a construction company near the airport in Jalalabad. Continue reading
Mar 06 North Korea said to be rebuilding at rocket launch site By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The finding follows a high-stakes nuclear summit last week between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump that ended without an agreement. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: Trump blasts House investigations as ‘a disgrace’ In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump blasted congressional Democrats over a series of new investigations into his administration. The House Judiciary Committee is seeking information from 81 people linked to the president, who calls the probes “a disgrace.” Also,… Continue watching
Mar 05 French jihadis killed in last Islamic State holdout in Syria By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press A prominent French militant who joined the Islamic State group, Jean-Michel Clain, was killed in a mortar strike over the weekend as he struggled with wounds suffered in an earlier airstrike that killed his jihadi brother, his wife said Tuesday… Continue reading
Mar 05 Counterterror police examine explosive devices found in London By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Three small explosive devices in plastic mailing bags arrived at offices for two London airports and at a train station Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 05 Why the Kashmir conflict is not just an India-Pakistan border dispute By Chitralekha Zutshi, The Conversation Kashmir is a multi-ethnic region with several internal subregions, whose inhabitants have distinct political goals. Continue reading
Mar 05 A second person seems to be HIV-free after stem cell transplant By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The transplant changed the London patient's immune system, giving him the donor's gene mutation and HIV resistance. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: House Democrats open 2 new Trump investigations In our news wrap Monday, House Democrats opened two new investigations into President Trump. The Judiciary Committee demanded documents from 81 people linked to the president and his associates, as part of a probe into possible obstruction of justice and… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 7:27 How Guaido plans to increase pressure on Maduro to resign After leaving Venezuela to garner outside support, opposition leader Juan Guaido risked arrest when he returned home. He arrived safely on Monday in Caracas, where he was greeted by crowds of supporters. Nick Schifrin talks to Carlos Vecchio, recognized by… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 7:44 Why U.S. policy toward negotiating with terrorists may be risking Americans’ lives In “We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages and Ransom,” author Joel Simon analyzes hostage situations involving Westerners taken from Syria. One example: American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, who were executed. Judy Woodruff sits down… Continue watching