Apr 24 Who were the four people killed in the CIA's drone strikes in Pakistan? By Connie Cass, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A look at the lives of four men — two Western hostages and two American terror suspects — who were killed by CIA drone strikes in Pakistan. Continue reading
Apr 24 Photos: Armenians focus on survivors of massacre 100 years ago By Larisa Epatko Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of more than 1 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. People around the world remember the lives lost through vigils, memorials and wreath-laying ceremonies. The anniversary also has… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 53:50 PBS NewsHour full episode April 23, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, the U.S. admits it accidentally killed two Western hostages in Pakistan in a drone attack. Also: Questions about contributions and conflicts of interest at the Clinton Foundation, a personal story of transformation and gender identity, documenting… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 7:06 Photographer connects Armenians displaced around the world By PBS News Hour One hundred years ago this week, thousands of Armenians were rounded up in modern-day Turkey and deported or executed -- just the beginning of a mass elimination of Armenian Christians. Margaret Warner sits down with Armenian-American photographer Scout Tufankjian, who… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 10:11 'Intelligence failures' led to accidental drone deaths, says former counterterror center director By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 3:16 Obama apologizes for drone-strike deaths of two hostages in Pakistan By PBS News Hour President Obama apologized to the families of two al-Qaida hostages -- an American and an Italian -- who were killed in January when a drone fired at a terrorist target in Pakistan. An independent review of the attack is underway. Continue watching
Apr 23 American who was spokesman for Osama bin Laden killed By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Adam Gadahn, a former Little Leaguer who grew up to become a spokesman for Osama bin Laden, was born in 1978 in Oregon as Adam Pearlman. He was killed in a drone strike in January. Continue reading
Apr 23 American, Italian hostages killed in U.S. drone strike By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — An American and an Italian held hostage by al-Qaida, as well as two Americans working with the terror group, were inadvertently killed by CIA drone strikes early this year, the government revealed Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 23 Photos: Chile's Calbuco volcano erupts for first time since 1972 By News Desk The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted Wednesday, sending smoke and ash into the air, and forcing authorities to evacuate thousands of people from nearby towns. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 54:01 PBS NewsHour full episode April 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Saudi Arabia resumed its air campaign in Yemen hours after it announced an end. Also: Stopping police brutality in Philadelphia, links between energy drilling and earthquakes in Oklahoma, China invests billions to construct a canal through… Continue watching