Sep 08 Western women join all-female Islamic State police brigades to enforce morality rules By Ayan Sheikh Several young Western women have fled their homes to join an all-female morality police force created by the Islamic State militant group, or IS. Mostly in their late teens or early twenties, these young women are tasked with reprimanding… Continue reading
Sep 08 State Deparment kicks off security review of all U.S. diplomatic posts ahead of CIA report By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press This initiative comes as the Senate Intelligence Committee edges toward releasing parts of a report documenting CIA abuses of terror suspects after the Sept. 11 attacks. The CIA has contested the conclusions of the report. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition, President Obama explains his decision to delay immigration reform until after the midterm elections in November. Later, the latest on the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, and the missing schoolgirls. And, could students benefit from a year-round… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Could nearby NATO member states benefit from the Ukraine crisis? By PBS News Hour While much of Ukraine's future seems to be in the hands of Russia's Putin, other NATO member states concerned about Russian aggression may end up benefiting from the conflict. Kimberly Marten, a political science professor at Barnard College and Columbia… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch Boko Haram 'empties out entire countryside' in new Nigeria attacks By PBS News Hour Boko Haram, the militant Islamist movement in Nigeria, has been launching new attacks in Africa in an effort to gain more territory. But the group, notable for kidnapping hundreds of young schoolgirls, appears to be shifting its tactics. For more,… Continue watching
Sep 07 US widens campaign against Islamic State, strikes targets in western Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military said Sunday it launched airstrikes around Haditha Dam in western Iraq, targeting Islamic State insurgents there for the first time in a move to prevent the group from capturing the vital dam. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 6, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition, President Barack Obama has said a strong ground game is needed to confront Islamic State fighters. But with what troops and when? And, in our signature segment, could cancer be detected by using a dog's extraordinary sense… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Who would make up Obama's 'ground game' to fight the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Amid the growing threat posed by the Islamic State, President Obama recently called for a "ground game" in Iraq to help tackle the jihadist group. But who would make up that force? Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and… Continue watching
Sep 06 Monsoon flooding kills hundreds across Pakistan and India By Rialda Zukic More than 200 people have died in Pakistan and India after heavy monsoon rains and floods swept through the region, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 5, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we take a look at a tentative deal reached between Ukraine and Russian separatists. Also: the new jobs report doesn't indicate a strong labor market, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's political news, how… Continue watching