Mar 16 For the first time, read Bowe Bergdahl's explanation for why he walked off base By Larisa Epatko Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who left his base in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban, now faces a court-martial. In a newly released transcript, he talks about what happened that day. Continue reading
Mar 16 More than 12 punished for mistaken Afghan hospital attack By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than a dozen U.S. military personnel have been disciplined — but face no criminal charges — for mistakes that led to the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital that killed 42 people in Afghanistan last year,… Continue reading
Mar 16 North Korea sentences American student to 15 years of hard labor By Ross Sylvestri An American student was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for committing crimes against the state, the country’s Supreme Court found. Continue reading
Mar 16 Rifle found at El Chapo hideout tied to Fast and Furious scandal By Eric Tucker and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- One of the guns that Mexican officials say was found at the hideout of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera is associated with Fast and Furious, a failed "gun-walking" operation, according to the Justice Department. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 5:39 At five-year mark for Syrian conflict, Putin makes a notable move By PBS News Hour Tuesday marks exactly five years since the civil war in Syria began, and the grim anniversary saw significant diplomatic and military moves -- especially the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be pulling his nation’s ground forces out of… Continue watching
Mar 15 Mother Teresa to become a saint on Sept. 4 By Joshua Barajas Pope Francis issued a decree that recognized a second miracle required to canonize Mother Teresa as a saint, the Vatican announced Friday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Syrian youth come of age through five years of war By Charles Sennott, The GroundTruth Project BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon -- They are two faces of what many here fear is a “lost generation” of Syrian refugees. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Deadly car bomb in Ankara; Amtrak train derails in Kansas By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Turkey blamed Kurdish separatists for a car bombing in Ankara Sunday that killed at least 37; the Turkish military arrested 11 people and carried out airstrikes in retaliation. Also, an Amtrak train derailed early Monday… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 53:35 PBS NewsHour full episode March 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, more campaign chaos emerged as candidates readied for Tuesday’s primaries. Also, a look inside the battle for Ohio, Amy Walter and Stuart Rothenberg talk politics, the migrant crisis continues to worsen as Syrian peace talks begin,… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 9:19 Syrian peace talks begin, but the migrant crisis remains dire By PBS News Hour The first round of UN-backed Syrian peace talks began in Geneva Monday morning -- but for those trapped in overcrowded refugee camps, seeking to enter Europe through the Balkans’ closed borders, help seems far away. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret… Continue watching