Sep 29 How do war, poverty and gender affect a child's education? By Nina Chaudry In 2000, the United Nations set a goal that by 2015 every child in every nation should be able to obtain free basic education -- believing literacy can help reduce poverty and promote economic development. At the time, over 100… Continue reading
Sep 29 Report: U.S. failing to stop most people trying to join the Islamic State By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The House Homeland Security Committee says the U.S. is failing to stop most people trying to go overseas to join terrorist groups, including the Islamic State. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 11:27 Egypt's president on fighting Islamic State, U.S. relations By PBS News Hour Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sits down with chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss the pardoning of Al Jazeera journalists, whether Egypt will step up military action against the Islamic State, President Bashar al-Assad’s future in Syria, the government… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:41 U.S., Russia offer little give on Islamic State strategy By PBS News Hour President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out starkly different visions of Syria's future at the United Nations. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff from the United Nations to discuss the disagreement between the two leaders,… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:16 Obama and Putin duel over Islamic State, Ukraine in UN speeches By PBS News Hour U.S. and Russian tensions were in the spotlight at the United Nations General Assembly, where both President Obama and President Putin addressed the fight against the Islamic State. While Obama rejected support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Putin maintained that… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Taliban fighters capture Afghan city By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of Taliban fighters attacked and captured a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. The fall of Kunduz is the first time since 2001 that the militant group seized a major Afghan city. Also, security officials… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 54:04 PBS NewsHour full episode September 28, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Obama and President Putin offer different visions about how to fight the Islamic State in Syria. Also: Donald Trump unveils his tax plan, Egyptian Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discusses his country’s turmoil, NASA finds streams of… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 22:25 Watch Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's full address to United Nations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 28 Obama, Putin clash over vision for resolving Syrian crisis By Julie Pace and Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed Monday over their competing visions for Syria. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 22:49 Watch Russian President Vladimir Putin's full address to United Nations By PBS News Hour Continue watching