Mar 24 Banks, dam targeted by Iranian hackers, U.S. says; 7 charged By Tami Abdollah and Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Seven hackers tied to the Iranian government were charged Thursday in a series of punishing cyberattacks on dozens of banks and a small dam outside New York City, intrusions that reached into America's infrastructure and disrupted the financial… Continue reading
Mar 24 Hello, Buenos Aires: The Obamas do the tango By Josh Lederman, Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — He could not resist the forbidden dance. President Barack Obama wasn't in Argentina for 24 hours before he found himself doing the tango Wednesday night. Continue reading
Mar 24 Iraq launches offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State fighters By Larisa Epatko Iraqi armed forces have started an operation to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants, who have held the beleaguered city for nearly two years. Continue reading
Mar 24 Kerry in Moscow urges unity in face of Brussels attacks By Matthew Lee, Associated Press MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Thursday for countries to boost efforts to fight the Islamic State group in Syria, Iraq and beyond in the wake of this week's deadly attacks in Brussels. Continue reading
Mar 24 Obama: U.S. slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina By Josh Lederman and Peter Prengaman, Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States was slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina during a dark chapter that still haunts South American nation, but pledged that his administration will do… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 8:21 In the Philippines, sex trafficking of young girls moves online By PBS News Hour Sex tourism has long been a scourge in the Philippines. But now there's a disturbing new trend in the trafficking of mostly young women and children: vulnerable victims are being lured online and tricked into the trade. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Obama defends strategy against terrorism By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama defended his strategy against international terrorism and rejected Republican calls for expanded use of torture and aggressive military action during a news conference in Buenos Aires. Also, Sen. Ted Cruz blasted the president’s… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 6:43 Why Europe has a problem of Islamic State terrorism By PBS News Hour European nations are boosting their national security efforts in the wake of the recent terrorist bombings in Brussels. How great a threat is the Islamic State group to Europe? Gwen Ifill sits down with former State Department official Daniel Benjamin… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 53:20 PBS NewsHour full episode March 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Brussels mourns Tuesday’s bombings as authorities hunt for suspects. Also: What the attacks say about the Islamic State threat, Sen. Bernie Sanders on the fight against ISIS, religious and reproductive rights clash at the Supreme Court,… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 7:08 As Brussels mourns, authorities hunt for attackers By PBS News Hour The city of Brussels began three days of mourning in the wake of Tuesday's bombings that killed at least 31 and wounded 270. As residents tried to return to a semblance of normalcy, Belgian authorities kept up a nationwide manhunt… Continue watching