Oct 22 Pentagon: 1 U.S. service member killed in Iraq hostage rescue By News Desk The U.S. military helped Kurdish forces in northern Iraq free dozens of Kurdish captives held by Islamic State (ISIL) militants, and one American service member was killed in the rescue operation, the Pentagon said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 22 Kerry: 'Cautious measure of optimism' after Netanyahu talks By Matthew Lee, Associated Press BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday expressed a "cautious measure of optimism" following a four-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about proposals that could help defuse the deadly wave of recent violence in Israel. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 5:44 Here's what you should know about the deadly attack in Benghazi By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Assad makes surprise visit to Russia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow -- his first known trip abroad since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew criticism… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 4:11 Winter approaching, migrant surge shows no sign of fading By PBS News Hour Thousands of migrants and refugees continue crossing Southern Europe, facing freezing temperatures and other mounting hardships. Hari Sreenivasan reports from Greece. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 54:35 PBS NewsHour full episode October 21, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Vice President Joe Biden opts out of the 2016 race. Also: Paul Ryan’s conditions for a House speaker run, the constant wave of migrants as winter approaches in Europe, calls for fewer arrests for nonviolent offenders,… Continue watching
Oct 21 Hungarian camerawoman plans to sue Facebook and migrant she tripped By Joshua Barajas The TV camerawoman who was caught on camera kicking and tripping migrants along the Hungarian-Serbian border last month plans to sue one of them. Continue reading
Oct 21 Official: U.S. can't abstain from UN vote on Cuba embargo By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press A U.S. official says the Obama administration has concluded it must oppose a U.N. resolution criticizing the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba because the draft doesn't "fully reflect" the new spirit of engagement between the former Cold War foes. Continue reading
Oct 21 Syrian leader Assad visits Russia, Turkey wishes he would stay By News Desk Syrian President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to personally thank Russian President Vladimir Putin for his military support. Continue reading
Oct 20 Clockmaker Ahmed Mohamed accepts full scholarship at Qatar innovation school By Joshua Barajas More than a month since Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb, his family said Tuesday that the 14-year-old will soon leave for Qatar to resume his studies. Continue reading