Aug 23 Watch 1:22 Malala: Children around the world should fight for education By PBS News Hour Continuing her journey as an international education advocate, Malala Yousafzai joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how to inspire children around the world to fight for education. Continue watching
Aug 23 After Foley murder, will Obama change stance on Syria? By Julie Pace, Associated Press For three years, President Barack Obama has resisted the pull of potential U.S. military action in Syria, even as the civil war's death toll climbed toward 200,000. Now, in light of the extremist group's murder of American journalist James Foley,… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch Why Kurdish fighters lack the military might to thwart the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch News Wrap: Russian convoy rolls into Ukraine without Kiev's consent By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 22 As governments invade privacy, tools for encryption grow more popular By Charles Pulliam-Moore In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the NSA collecting massive amounts of user meta-data, many people went in search of safer, more secure ways to use the internet anonymously. Once thought to be something only used by the… Continue reading
Aug 22 Up to 25,000 Homeland Security staff have personal data stolen By Stephen Braun, Associated Press The official says the estimate of Homeland Security workers affected by the breach at USIS may rise further. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of an incident that is under active federal criminal investigation. Continue reading
Aug 22 Syrian civil war death toll exceeds 190,000, U.N. reports By Ayan Sheikh The United Nations human rights office announced Friday that the number of people killed since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 has more than doubled, with more than 190,000 people reported killed. Continue reading
Aug 22 Pentagon cites 'dangerous' Chinese jet intercept By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says a Chinese fighter jet conducted a "dangerous intercept" of a U.S. Navy aircraft three days ago off the coast of China in international airspace. Continue reading
Aug 22 Hamas gunmen shoot dead 18 accused of collaborating with Israel By Anya van Wagtendonk Gunmen wearing masks and Hamas uniforms publicly executed 18 Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel on Friday, in what one pro-Hamas website claims will be the beginning of an anti-informant campaign. Continue reading
Aug 22 Ukraine calls Russian aid convoy a 'direct invasion' By News Desk Russia went ahead without Ukrainian permission to send dozens of aid trucks into eastern Ukraine on Friday. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion.”… Continue reading