Feb 12 Egyptian court grants bail to Al Jazeera journalists By Joshua Barajas An Egyptian court has freed two detained Al Jazeera journalists on bail after a retrial overturned a previous verdict that had found them guilty of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamic group. Continue reading
Feb 12 After marathon talks, a chance at peace in eastern Ukraine By Larisa Epatko After 16-hour talks that stretched into the night, the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine emerged with a deal to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire is scheduled to start at midnight Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 12 Obama's successor could inherit Middle East conflict By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Seeking war power authority for three years, President Barack Obama is setting up the prospect that his successor will become the third American president in a row overseeing U.S. military forces grappling with turmoil in the Middle East. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 5:40 Ebola efforts shift from keeping up with new cases to eliminating the epidemic By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch News Wrap: Western countries evacuate embassies in Yemen By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the United Kingdom and France joined the U.S. in closing their embassies in Yemen. Also, U.S. intelligence leaders testified at a House hearing that some 20,000 foreign fighters have joined the Islamic State militants despite… Continue watching
Feb 11 Read Obama's letter to Congress and his war request By Larisa Epatko President Obama on Wednesday sent Congress a request for new authorization for use of military force against the Islamic State militants. In a letter to Congress, he emphasized that he is not seeking “long-term, large-scale ground combat operations” as in… Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. withdrawing most troops fighting Ebola in West Africa By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With the Ebola outbreak sharply reduced, the United States is preparing to withdraw nearly all of its troops fighting the disease in West Africa and President Barack Obama is planning for the next steps planned by the administration. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 53:13 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 10, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the White House pushes for authorization of military force against the Islamic State as another American hostage is confirmed dead. Also: What’s become of the search for the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, repairing relations between… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 3:54 As many lose interest in 'Bring Back Our Girls,' a few vow not to forget By PBS News Hour Since world leaders and celebrities showed their support for the “Bring Back Our Girls” campaign last spring, what has become of efforts to find and return the young female mass kidnapping victims of Boko Haram? Jonathan Miller of Independent Television… Continue watching