Dec 06 My colleague Luke Somers and the photos he took before his capture and death at the hands of Al-Qaida By Tik Root Photojournalist Luke Somers was captured by militants in Yemen last year. The 33-year old appeared in a video released by Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 8:34 How Ashton Carter differs from Obama's past defense secretaries By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 05 Why 'Survivor' trumps 'The Apprentice' in Russia By Margaret Warner Peter Pomerantsev, a Russian-born British author who had been hired to go to Moscow to help create and produce Western-style reality TV shows in the 2000s, shares his observations about why knock-offs of some Western Reality TV hits flopped and… Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:26 Why 'Survivor' trumps 'The Apprentice' in Russia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 05 International court drops charges against Kenya's President Kenyatta By Larisa Epatko The International Criminal Court in The Hague on Friday withdrew all “crimes against humanity” charges against Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, saying it didn’t have enough evidence to proceed. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 6:01 How the Kremlin uses TV to shape Russian political 'reality' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 Zig-zag on ancient shell may rewrite art and human history By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On a prehistoric white shell fossil from the island of Java, tiny zig-zag shaped scratches may etch out the beginning of art history, and rewrite our human history. A study published in Nature this week found that the markings on… Continue reading
Dec 04 Super Typhoon Hagupit on track to collide with Philippines By Justin Scuiletti Super Typhoon Hagupit, shaping up to be one of the most powerful storms of 2014, is on a collision course with the Philippines. Continue reading
Dec 04 France ordered to compensate Somali pirates By Ayan Sheikh The European Court of Human Rights ordered France to compensate nine Somali pirates accused of carrying out attacks on French ships in 2008, citing judicial delays. Continue reading
Dec 04 Russia could repair relations with West if it helps calm unrest in Ukraine, Kerry says By Lara Jakes, Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Russia could rebuild its relations with the West "if it simply helps to calm turbulent waters" on its border with eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists are fighting with… Continue reading