Oct 30 U.S. captures key militant in Benghazi attack, officials say By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The suspect is in the custody of the Department of Justice and is expected to arrive within the next two days on a military plane, according to one of the officials. Continue reading
Oct 30 China wants U.S. to stay out of South China Sea talks By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The United States shouldn't obstruct efforts by China and its neighbors to agree on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, China's ambassador said Monday as President Donald Trump prepared for his first official visit to Asia. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 3:26 Thousands of Catalans oppose secession from Spain By PBS News Hour Hundreds of thousands of pro-union Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday, following last month’s independence referendum in the autonomous region of Catalonia. Spain's central government has asserted direct control over Catalonia and dismissed its leaders while calling… Continue watching
Oct 29 Somali forces end hotel siege after deadly blast By Michael D. Regan Somali forces took control of a Mogadishu hotel on Sunday, following a 12-hour standoff with five assailants who entered the building after a truck bomb killed at least 23 people nearby. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 7:09 Domestic abuse is not always criminal in Russia By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin In Russia, a woman is killed by domestic violence every 40 minutes, according to data from the Russian government. But earlier this year, President Vladimir Putin signed a law that downgrades “moderate” violence, causing bruises or bleeding once a year,… Continue watching
Oct 28 Mattis says threat of nuclear attack by North Korea accelerating By Robert Burns, Associated Press In remarks in Seoul with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo at his side, Mattis accused the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 2:43 Standing at the world’s most dangerous border, Mattis sends a warning to North Korea By PBS News Hour On an unannounced visit to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reaffirmed the U.S. alliance with the South in the face of increasing provocations from the North, while declaring a commitment to… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 5:53 News Wrap: Kenyan police battle protesters over election upheaval By PBS News Hour In our new wrap Friday, new violence erupted across Kenya over the repeat presidential election, and officials postponed attempts to finish the voting tomorrow. The death toll rose to six as police battled protesters who say the election is rigged… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 3:29 When we talk about North Korea, we forget what’s happening to its people By PBS News Hour When Min Jin Lee sees the latest headlines about nuclear weapons in North Korea, she thinks of her father, who fled the republic when he was 16, and lost touch with his family. And Lee thinks of not just the… Continue watching
Oct 27 Pentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy as the answer to ending Korean crisis By Robert Burns, Associated Press He made the point over and over -- at the Panmunjom "truce village" where North literally meets South; at a military observation post inside the Demilitarized Zone, and in off-the cuff comments to U.S. and South Korean troops. Continue reading