Sep 30 Speeches of U.N. General Assembly 2014 focus on terrorism, Ebola fight By Larisa Epatko Heads of state from more than 120 countries met Sept. 24-30 at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City to discuss climate change, the needs of Syrian refugees and the unprecedented spread of the Ebola virus. You can view… Continue reading
Sep 30 CDC confirms first case of Ebola in United States By Adelyn Baxter, News Desk The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first diagnosed U.S. case of the Ebola virus Tuesday, the Associated Press is reporting. Continue reading
Sep 30 Obama, Modi tout deeper U.S.-India economic relation By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that "it is time to set a new agenda" between their countries, addressing concerns that the world's two largest democracies have grown apart. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch Racing to save Kenya’s wild elephants from poachers By PBS News Hour For the African elephant, poaching has reached crisis levels, according to some advocates. Killed for their magnificent ivory tusks, activists worry that wild elephants could near extinction in a decade. Jeffrey Brown reports from Amboseli National Park in Kenya about… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch How the U.S. missed warning signs about the Islamic State By PBS News Hour President Obama acknowledged that the intelligence community underestimated the force of the Islamic State militants and overestimated the will of Iraq’s military. Frederick Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute joins Judy Woodruff to offer his perspective on what the intelligence… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Demonstrating for democracy in Hong Kong By PBS News Hour Hundreds of thousands of protesters filled the streets of Hong Kong to demand more democracy and oppose interference by Beijing in local politics. Lucy Watson of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch News Wrap: Kabul suicide attack darkens Afghan presidential inauguration By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 29 Demonstrators coordinate using social media as Hong Kong protests swell By Larisa Epatko, Nora Daly Wide-scale protests continued for another night in Hong Kong in response to the Chinese government’s decision to vet candidates in Hong Kong’s 2017 elections. Continue reading
Sep 29 Justice Department wants Guantanamo hearing on force feeding closed By Associated Press The prisoner has gone on a hunger strike and is protesting force feeding administered by his jailers. The Justice Department argues in a court filing that an open hearing risks unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Continue reading
Sep 28 NYC protest shows solidarity with Hong Kong pro-democracy movement By Long Li, Carey Reed More than 50 people gathered in the Chinatown section of Manhattan on Sunday in solidarity with the pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong that is being described as the worst unrest seen in the region since China took control from Britain… Continue reading