Jan 09 Al-Qaida's Yemen branch claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo shootings By News Desk Live updates on the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Continue reading
Jan 09 Kerry to meet Iranian FM next week in Geneva By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Iran's foreign minister in Switzerland next week to discuss the current state of nuclear negotiations as a March target date for the outline of a deal approaches, the State Department said… Continue reading
Jan 09 Female feat: Nepalese climbers celebrate peak performance By Lorna Baldwin A team of women in Nepal has achieved a mountaineering first, scaling seven of the world's highest peaks on seven continents. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 5:02 What's driving European Muslims to extremism? By PBS News Hour The brothers who attacked satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo had a secular Muslim upbringing before their apparent radicalization. What's leading young European Muslims to embrace extremism? Peter Neumann of King's College London says it’s a conflict of identity and acceptance. Neumann… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 7:32 Why resentment is growing between Christians and Muslims in Marseille By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: Severe storms silence guns in Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, there were no reported deaths in Syria for the first time in three years due to frigid temperatures and storms. But activists warned that the weather conditions are “catastrophic” for refugees in Jordan and Lebanon. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 2:57 Amid great sadness and tension in France, calls for unity By PBS News Hour The city of Paris is still on edge as police search for two men wanted in the attack on French newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Gwen Ifill speaks with Mark Austin of Independent Television News about the scale of the manhunt and… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:08 France mourns Charlie Hebdo victims as police expand search By PBS News Hour The bells of Notre Dame tolled as France marked a national day of mourning for the victims of a deadly attack on a Parisian publication. Meanwhile, the police extended their manhunt for two Islamist attackers, carried out house-to-house searches and… Continue watching
Jan 08 Boko Haram burns 16 villages, leaving 2,000 feared dead By Ruth Tam Boko Haram razed at least 16 villages in northern Nigeria, leaving 2,000 people unaccounted for and feared dead since Monday, Nigerian officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 08 '#JeSuisAhmed' trending in support of slain Muslim police officer By Anna Sillers Although #JeSuisCharlie, referring to the attack on political newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has gained traction well beyond France, another hashtag is trending: #JeSuisAhmed. Continue reading