Nov 21 Mali declares state of emergency after at least 19 killed in hotel assault By Andrew Mach The president of the West African nation of Mali ordered a 10-day state of emergency and three days of national morning in the wake of Friday's attack on a luxury hotel in the capital of Bamako. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch Syrian refugees settle en masse in Lebanon, overwhelming government By PBS News Hour Refugees from Syria’s civil war comprise half of the estimated 900,000 to a million migrants and refugees who have entered Europe this year. Nearly four million Syrian refugees have settled in countries neighboring Syria, including Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. In… Continue watching
Nov 21 Brussels remains on maximum alert amid threat of 'imminent' terror attack By Elisabeth Ponsot Schools and public transit will remain shuttered Monday in Brussels amid a "serious and imminent" threat of a terror attack on the Belgian capital, Prime Minister Charles Michel announced Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 21 New Ebola cases hit Liberia months after nation declared free of virus By Andrew Mach Three new cases of Ebola emerged in Liberia this week, more than two months after the World Health Organization declared the country free of the deadly virus. Continue reading
Nov 21 'They're just like our kids': Obama tries to put human face on refugee crisis By Josh Lederman, Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Brushing off refugee worries at home, President Barack Obama crouched alongside migrant children on Saturday and declared they are the opposite of terrorists wreaking havoc from Paris to Mali. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 54:25 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 20, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, dozens are dead in Mali after gunmen took hostages at a luxury hotel. Also: France moves to grant law enforcement greater powers in the wake of a terrorist attack, a look at why more women are… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Russian lawmakers back national security overhaul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, both chambers of Russian Parliament met to call for tougher penalties for terrorists and more power for the police, following the attacks in Paris and the bombing of a Russian airliner over Egypt. Also, thousands… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 6:11 Who was behind the Bamako hotel attack? By PBS News Hour Extremists armed with guns and grenades stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako, Mali, early Friday morning, shooting dozens. Witnesses said they went room by room, letting guests go if they could recite verses of the Koran. Malian special forces stormed… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 7:38 Attacks move France to grant law enforcement more power By PBS News Hour Paris marked and mourned one week since a string of attacks that killed 130 people. Since last Friday, French police have carried out hundreds of raids, including one that killed the alleged mastermind. Now the government is moving to give… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 4:52 Why more and more women are drawn to the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Experts say that more and more women are making the decision to join the Islamic State. Who are they and what are their motivations? William Brangham finds out from foreign affairs and defense producer P.J. Tobia, the host of NewsHour’s… Continue watching