Sep 03 In Ebola-stricken West Africa, many of the sick ‘have nowhere to go’ By Larisa Epatko Despite world health agencies’ best efforts to clamp down on ever-increasing Ebola outbreaks, people in West Africa who are in the center of the virus' path are finding it hard to get accurate information and proper medical care, United Nations… Continue reading
Sep 03 U.S. analysts conclude that Islamic State militants killed Sotloff after Foley By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. intelligence analysis has concluded that American journalist Steven Sotloff was beheaded by Islamic State militants at some point after a similar killing of another U.S. reporter. Continue reading
Sep 03 Bosnian police arrest 16 suspected Islamic militants in targeted raids By Ayan Sheikh Bosnian police have arrested 16 people suspected of recruiting, financing and fighting for Islamic State, IS, a radical militant group formerly known as ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Sep 03 Obama: Russia threatens peace in Europe By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama, who faces criticism in the U.S. for being too cautious in confronting Russian President Putin, sharply condemned Moscow's provocations. He declared in blunt terms that Russian forces that have moved into Ukraine in recent weeks are not on a… Continue reading
Sep 03 Beheadings won’t intimidate U.S., Obama says By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama still did not give a timeline for deciding on a strategy to go after the extremist group's operations in Syria. "It's going to take time for us to be able to roll them back," the president said at a… Continue reading
Sep 03 Conflicting reports of a Ukraine cease-fire emerge a day before NATO summit By News Desk and Associated Press President Obama reacted to early news of the possible cease-fire saying "it's too early to tell" if the aggressions would actually stop. Obama spoke from Estonia, where he is traveling ahead of the Nato summit. Continue reading
Sep 02 350 more troops sent to protect the American Embassy in Baghdad By Associated Press President Barack Obama approved the additional troops for protection of American personnel following a request by the State Department and a review and recommendation by the Defense Department, the White House said in a statement. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 2, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we discuss how the U.S. should respond to another beheading of a U.S. journalist by the Islamic State in a gruesome video. Also: the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is on the precipice of spreading even… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch One family’s quest to unite orphaned Chinese girls with a happy home By PBS News Hour After reaching their fifties and raising their own children, Jenny and Richard Bowen adopted 2-year-old Maya from China after learning of poor orphanage conditions for abandoned girls. Sixteen years later, the Bowens have two adopted daughters from the same region… Continue watching