Sep 14 Watch Tactic of terror: What’s behind the gruesome strategy of the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Another video portraying the beheading of a foreign hostage was released Saturday by the Islamic State. What's behind this gruesome strategy? Tom Sanderson from the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the issue. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch What impact will Russian sanctions have on the global energy market? By PBS News Hour The European Union and the United States imposed new sanctions against Russia on Friday because of Russia's involvement in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. What impact will these sanctions have on the global energy market? For more, Jason Bordoff, founding… Continue watching
Sep 14 Merkel: Germans must take stand against anti-Semitism By Rialda Zukic German Chancellor Angela Merkel took to the Berlin streets Sunday to promote peace and tolerance in the country. Continue reading
Sep 14 White House still seeking coalition to fight Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria By Charles Babington, Lara Jakes, Associated Press The White House said Sunday it will find countries willing to send combat troops to fight Islamic extremists in Syria and Iraq, but it's too early to identify them. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch A new anti-Semitism? Why thousands of Jewish citizens are leaving France By PBS News Hour Some Jewish citizens in France say there is a rising tide of a new, more dangerous anti-Semitism in the country. In turn, thousands are leaving for Israel and other countries. In an effort to reassure Jewish people in France that… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 13, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition of PBS NewsHour Weekend for Saturday, Sept. 13, Islamic State militants circulate a new video purporting to show the beheading of a third hostage, a British aid worker named David Haines. Later, how will China feed its… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch To better secure US border with Mexico, DHS considers significant restructuring By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 13 Video purports to show beheading of British aid worker by Islamic State By News Desk Islamic State militants released a video on Saturday which purports to show the beheading of British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch How effective will airstrikes be against the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour As the administration rallies public support in the U.S. for conducting airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, how effective will strikes be without boots on the ground? Austin Long, Assistant Professor at Columbia University's School of International… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch How will China feed its growing middle class? By PBS News Hour China consumes half of the world's pork. And the country's growing middle class — bigger than the population of the United States — wants more meat. Nathan Halverson of The Center for Investigative Reporting looks at how China plans to… Continue watching