Aug 19 Journalist James Foley reportedly killed by Islamic State group By News Desk News of Foley’s murder was released in a video via an official Islamic State group Twitter feed. In the video, Foley is forced to read a letter condemning the U.S. bombing campaign in Iraq, calling it the “final nail” in… Continue reading
Aug 19 Passport officers can't always spot fake photos, study says By Dave Sloan On Monday, a detailed study released on the website PLOS One revealed that many TSA agents and international airport security officers have trouble with facial recognition when processing photo identification. Continue reading
Aug 19 Demand for ivory fuels dramatic surge in elephant poaching By Anya van Wagtendonk African elephants could be extinct within the century if poaching rates continue unabated, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Poet Behbahani Writes for Peace Amid Iran's Political Turmoil By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 11:16 Despite military advances, displaced Iraqis fear risks of returning home By PBS News Hour Saving the Kurdish city of Irbil from the onslaught of Islamic State fighters was one of the goals of U.S. airstrikes launched earlier this month. But a sense of foreboding remains in the region, and many of the displaced residents… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch Photographer documents effects of Ebola on daily life in Liberia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch After one quarantine center is attacked in Liberia, another large Ebola medical facility opens By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch News Wrap: Refugee convoy attacked in eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Ukrainian military reported that dozens of civilians were killed when a convoy of refugees came under rocket fire near the rebel-held city of Luhansk. Government officials and the separatists have blamed each other for… Continue watching
Aug 18 President Obama cites progress in Iraq, announces Holder is heading to Ferguson By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama plans to speak Monday about the situations in Iraq and in Ferguson, Missouri, after meeting with top aides on both trouble spots. Continue reading
Aug 18 Liberian mob attacks Ebola clinic; dozens of patients missing By Anya van Wagtendonk More than a dozen Ebola patients are still unaccounted for after a violent attack on a Liberian Ebola treatment center Saturday, authorities say, raising fears that the virus will find a new stronghold in the country’s largest slum. Continue reading