Mar 19 Watch 3:36 EU-Turkey deal to delay Europe-bound migrants By PBS News Hour Most Syrian refugees arriving in Greece from Turkey are expected to be sent back, under an agreement between the EU and Turkey. In exchange, Europe will accept some Syrian refugees from Turkey and provide billions of dollars to help pay… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 2:44 What we know so far about Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam By PBS News Hour Following a dramatic police raid and shootout in Brussels, one of the key suspects in last year's Paris terrorist attacks and the first to be captured alive is in custody in Belgium. To discuss the ongoing police investigation, Paris Correspondent… Continue watching
Mar 19 Prosecutor: Paris terror suspect planned to blow himself up at stadium By Michael D. Regan A key suspect captured by Belgian authorities on Friday in Brussels told investigators he planned on blowing himself up in during the attacks on Paris last November before changing his mind. Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old French citizen who was shot… Continue reading
Mar 19 Istanbul bomber who killed four, including two Americans, linked to ISIS By Michael D. Regan, Elisabeth Ponsot A suicide bomber hit a section of Istanbul popular with tourists on Saturday, killing at least four others and wounding dozens. Continue reading
Mar 19 62 dead as passenger plane crashes in southern Russia By Michael D. Regan A passenger plane operated by the low-cost carrier FlyDubai crashed outside the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in the early morning hours on Saturday killing all 62 people on board, officials said. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 8:56 South Africa mulls regulating traditional healers for the modern age By Connie Kargbo In South Africa, practitioners of traditional medicine, including herbalists, midwives, and faith healers who claim to speak to ancestors, have historically practiced openly and freely. But the government now aims to formally register and regulate the estimated 250,000 self-described healers,… Continue watching
Mar 19 Obama's historic trip to open new era of U.S. relations with Cuba By Julie Pace and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama will open a new era in the United States' thorny relationship with Cuba during a history-making trip that has two seemingly dissonant goals: locking in his softer approach while also pushing the island's communist leaders to change… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 2:13 Four months after Paris attacks, Belgian police detain primary suspect By PBS News Hour The main suspect in last November’s deadly Paris terrorist attacks, which killed 130 people, has been apprehended after a shootout in Brussels. Twenty-six-year-old French national Salah Abdeslam was shot in the leg and detained by Belgian police during a confrontation… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Susan Rice shares administration's response to Paris terror arrest By PBS News Hour President Obama was briefed on the arrest of the main suspect in November’s Paris terrorist attacks Friday and spoke with French and Belgian leaders by phone. For more on the administration’s response to the arrest and details on the president’s… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 6:16 Experts weigh in on the outlook for the EU's migrant deal with Turkey By PBS News Hour Turkey and the European Union reached an agreement Friday over solutions to the ongoing migrant crisis in Eastern Europe, with Turkey taking back Syrian refugees currently stranded in Greece in exchange for financial aid and closer travel and political ties… Continue watching