Oct 01 Watch 9:54 A decade after Prophet Muhammad cartoons, tension over free expression endures By PBS News Hour Ten years ago deadly riots broke out across the Muslim world as word spread of several cartoons published in a Danish newspaper depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Today the former editor and some of the artists still live in fear of… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 6:57 U.S., Russian officials tackle technical details of Syrian strikes By PBS News Hour Unleashing another round of airstrikes in Syria, the Russian military maintain they’re targeting the Islamic State, but the Pentagon and a rebel group backed by the CIA challenged that account. Amid the conflicting claims, Russian and American military officials discussed… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Afghan government claims Kunduz control regained By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Afghan government announced that security forces had regained control of the city of Kunduz from Taliban forces overnight, though fighting continued in some places after daybreak. Also, the United Nations refugee agency says it… Continue watching
Oct 01 Military transport plane crashes in Afghanistan killing 11, including 6 service members By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The plane crashed at Jalalabad Airport in eastern Afghanistan at about midnight local time. Continue reading
Oct 01 U.S. and Persian Gulf airlines clash over $42 billion trade dispute By P. J. Tobia Bart Jansen, who covers aviation for USA Today calls it "the single biggest trade dispute in history." The three biggest U.S. airlines - American, United and Delta - have lodged a complaint with the U.S. government, alleging that three… Continue reading
Oct 01 Afghan forces push into Taliban-held city Kunduz By News Desk Afghan government forces have entered the northern city of Kunduz to try to eject Taliban fighters who had taken over the strategic city earlier this week. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 8:18 Prime Minister Abadi: Iraq welcomes Russia in Islamic State fight By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss Russia’s launch of military action in Syria, whether Iraq would allow Russian forces inside its borders to fight the Islamic State and the announcement of a pact… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 7:41 Are Russia's military priorities in Syria cause for concern? By PBS News Hour How do Russian military actions affect the conflict in Syria and American operations against the Islamic State? Judy Woodruff speaks with Steven Simon of Dartmouth College and Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Pentagon questions true target of Russia's Syrian strikes By PBS News Hour Hours after the Russian parliament authorized military action in Syria, aircraft bombed a number of sites in Syria. But exactly what the Russians hit -- and why -- remain unclear. Moscow reported attacking Islamic State targets, but the Free Syrian… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: Taliban captures key fortress in Kunduz By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Afghan troops continued to fight to retake the city of Kunduz, but the Taliban captured a key fortress. Also, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia says that a vessel was stopped carrying weapons from Iran… Continue watching