May 17 Iraq War judged a mistake by White House hopefuls By Connie Cass, Associated Press A dozen years later, American politics has reached a rough consensus about the Iraq War: It was a mistake. Continue reading
May 17 GOP contenders in Iowa call for tougher action against Iran, ISIS By Associated Press Republicans wooing Iowa's most active party members called Saturday for a stronger presence in the world but ran the gamut in tone and just how tough to get with America's enemies. Continue reading
May 16 Egyptian court sentences ex-president Morsi to death By Daniel Costa-Roberts An Egyptian court sentenced to death deposed president Mohammed Morsi on Saturday for his role in a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising against then-President Hosni Mubarak. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 25:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 16, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, May 16, 2015, U.S. special forces on the ground in Syria have killed a top Islamic State leader, the U.S. loses one key weapon in the war on drugs, and in our signature segment, genetically… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 5:17 Inside the U.S. raid that took out a key ISIS leader in Syria By PBS News Hour U.S. special forces killed a senior Islamic State commander during a raid overnight Friday in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said Saturday. Doug Ollivant, the former director for Iraq in the National Security Council, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C., to… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 4:32 Colombia to end anti-drug crop dusting amid health concerns By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 16 5 things you should know about the South China Sea conflict By Tracy Wholf Despite pressure from the United States, China is not backing down from claiming controversial territory in the South China Sea as its own. While the U.S. has not taken an official position in the dispute, Sec. Kerry has emphasized the… Continue reading
May 16 Australia to expand shipping curbs around Great Barrier Reef By Rebecca Lee Australia will widen curbs on shipping around the Great Barrier Reef in an effort to protect the endangered coral system, the government said Saturday. Continue reading
May 16 Despite setbacks, U.S. says military strategy against ISIS is working By Robert Burns, Associated Press Despite major new setbacks in Iraq, the U.S. military command leading the fight against Islamic State militants insists that its strategy is working and that the militants' takeover of a key oil refinery and a government compound are fleeting gains… Continue reading
May 16 Kerry: Iran nuclear deal could have 'positive influence' on North Korea By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday he is hopeful that the successful conclusion of a nuclear deal with Iran will send a positive message to North Korea to restart negotiations on its own atomic program. Continue reading