Jun 07 Car bomb strikes police vehicle in Turkey By News Desk A car bomb exploded near a police vehicle in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 others. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Tropical storm slams Florida; Syrian forces push toward Manbij By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared emergencies in 34 counties after Tropical Storm Colin brought 50-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain to the Panhandle coast. Also, U.S.-backed forces in Syria closed in on the city of Manbij… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 5:09 NPR journalist lost in Afghanistan ambush left a prolific legacy By PBS News Hour Some stories can be told only because of journalists who are willing to risk their lives. Award-winning photographer David Gilkey of NPR and Afghan journalist and translator Zabihullah Tamanna were two such voices. The two died Sunday in a Taliban… Continue watching
Jun 06 NPR photojournalist brought viewers to the front lines of Iraq battles By Larisa Epatko It was August 2004, and the Iraq war was about a year old. Fighting was intense in Sadr City, a suburb of Baghdad. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was embedded with the troops. His photos captured a firefight and the anguish… Continue reading
Jun 06 Should refugees be allowed to work? By Larisa Epatko As the world debates what to do with the staggering number of refugees who have been dislodged from their normal lives, Uganda is an example of a country allowing displaced people to work. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 22:13 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 5, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 5, ahead of Tuesday's primaries, Hillary Clinton edges closer to the Democratic nomination. In our signature segment, why immigration issues in California may be a sign of things to come for the rest of… Continue watching
Jun 05 NPR photojournalist, interpreter killed while reporting in Afghanistan By Corinne Segal, Elisabeth Ponsot David Gilkey, an NPR journalist whose photographs chronicled decades of global events, died in Afghanistan on Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 05 Islamic State group facing assaults on multiple fronts By Michael D. Regan After moving through Syria and Iraq with relative ease, the Islamic State is now fighting to hold on to the territory it has seized. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 3:19 Have U.S. efforts to train Iraq's army fallen short? By PBS News Hour The Iraqi army claimed progress today in the stalled two-week battle to retake the stronghold of Fallujah from Islamic State insurgents. But despite advances, have U.S. efforts to train and build up Iraq’s army fallen short? For more, Reuters reporter… Continue watching
Jun 05 The face of Belarus' 'invisible people' By Corinne Segal In the decades since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, as the world has reckoned with the unintended effects of nuclear power, a group of people in Belarus has quietly lived out its consequences. Continue reading