Sep 24 Watch Obama challenges Arab and Muslim states to fight violent extremism in U.N. address – Part 1 By PBS News Hour President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly by saying the world is “at a crossroads between war and peace.” He urged Arab and Muslim leaders to join a four-point campaign that would destroy the Islamic State group, delegitimize the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Slain French hostage was ‘full of enthusiasm’ By News Desk Herve Gourdel, a 55-year-old mountain guide, was abducted on Sunday as he was hiking the remote Djura Djura mountains of northern Algeria. He was killed by extremists in a video released Wednesday that YouTube quickly pulled off the Internet. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Obama takes Russia, Syria to task in U.N. General Assembly speech By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 24 Radical cleric Abu Qatada acquitted of terrorism charges in Jordan By Justin Scuiletti A Jordanian court today found radical cleric Abu Qatada not guilty of conspiring to attack tourists during Jordan's New Year celebrations in 2000, citing insufficient evidence. Continue reading
Sep 24 U.S. airstrikes hit Islamic State staging area in Syria By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Pentagon spokesman says the United States executed two airstrikes Wednesday on an Islamic State group staging area in eastern Syria. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch Can developed and developing nations unite on climate and energy issues? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch ‘Nobody gets a pass’ on climate change, says Obama at U.N. summit – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch How do airstrikes on Islamic State complicate the war in Syria? – Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Constancy of U.S. leadership is concern for some anti-Islamic State coalition partners – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching