Nov 08 Obama’s plan to expand role in Iraq hinges on OK from Congress By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Congress members returning to Capitol Hill next week will face a debate over President Barack Obama's new $5.6 billion plan to expand the U.S. mission in Iraq and send up to 1,500 more American troops to the war-torn nation. Continue reading
Nov 08 Giving voice to youth caught in immigration limbo By News Desk The violence affecting life in El Salvador isn't confined within that country's borders. Residents from other parts of Central America, including Guatemala and Honduras, experience similar fears in their daily lives. Continue reading
Nov 08 Americans Kenneth Bae, Matthew Todd Miller released from North Korea By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The two remaining Americans who had been held in North Korea have been released and are on their way home, U.S. officials said Saturday. A spokesman for Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Clapper was accompanying Americans Kenneth Bae… Continue reading
Nov 07 What to watch at Asia’s APEC summit By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other heads of state will meet in China’s capital Beijing on Nov. 10 and 11 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, or APEC. Here are some of the areas to watch. Continue reading
Nov 07 Israel set to demolish homes of suspected terrorists in Jerusalem By Ayan Sheikh Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized the demolition of homes belonging to “terrorists” responsible for carrying out a string of deadly attacks against Israeli civilians in Jerusalem. Continue reading
Nov 07 12 steps to safely bury Ebola victims By Larisa Epatko One of the devastating aspects of the Ebola virus is the hands-off, highly sanitized burial of those who have died from the disease to ward off its spread. After months of dispatching burial teams to handle the emotional duty, the… Continue reading
Nov 07 Obama writes Iran’s supreme leader about militants By Julie Pace, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a rare outreach to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Barack Obama has written a letter about the fight against Islamic State militants, a common enemy in Syria and Iraq, according to diplomatic sources. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch How do gains by al-Nusra affect U.S. strategy in Syria? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Devastating 2004 tsunami cleared the way for better infrastructure in Indonesia By PBS News Hour Continue watching