Oct 10 State Department warns American travelers of terrorism risks abroad By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State Department is renewing its global terrorism alert for Americans traveling abroad, saying it sees a heightened risk of reprisal attacks from the Islamic State group and its supporters. Continue reading
Oct 10 More bodies found in case of 43 missing Mexican students By Anna Christiansen Four new mass graves were unveiled Thursday in the southwest Mexican town of Iguala, two weeks after a group of 43 students vanished in the region. Continue reading
Oct 10 Children’s advocates Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India win Nobel Peace Prize By Larisa Epatko Children’s rights advocates Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India, who both campaign for giving children access to an education and against their exploitation for financial gain, won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Continue reading
Oct 09 Panetta: “I find it difficult to believe” Pakistan’s military didn’t have suspicions about Bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound By News Desk With 12ft walls, enormous footprint, and conspicuous location, al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's Abottabad compound probably raised suspicions in Pakistan, says former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in an interview with Judy Woodruff. Panetta was CIA director during the raid… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch U.S. aims to decrease child migration through sponsored programs in Central America By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Why Ebola is outpacing health efforts on the ground By PBS News Hour Despite increased pledges of support for the Ebola epidemic, Nancy Aossey of International Medical Corps says there are still not enough operational efforts on the ground. Gwen Ifill talks to Aossey, CEO of one of the few nongovernmental groups treating… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch News Wrap: U.S. troops arrive in Liberia to combat Ebola By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, 100 U.S. marines and other military aid landed in Liberia to support the fight against Ebola. Meanwhile, West African leaders made appeals at a World Bank meeting for the international community to do more. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 09 Islamic State group uses only half of a Quran verse to justify beheadings — see what’s in the other half By Hari Sreenivasan The Islamic State militants use the Quran to justify their inhumane acts of violence, including beheadings, but are they just cherry-picking verses? We asked an Arab studies scholar to set the record straight about what the holy book actually says. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch Islamic State uses only half of a Quran verse to justify beheadings — see what’s in the other half By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 09 El Salvador tries to rein in crime with community policing By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras On a recent day, two community police officers patrolled a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Santa Ana on foot. With training and assistance from the U.S. State Department, El Salvador is trying to use a new philosophy… Continue reading