Oct 04 Watch Legal, financial perils don’t end for African migrants after they reach Europe Legal, financial perils don't end for African migrants after they reach Europe… Continue watching
Oct 04 Remembering vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, dead at 102 Photo by Flickr user Prachatai Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietnamese general who confounded and humiliated both the French and American armies, is dead at 102. Nicknamed "red Napolean," Vo Nguyen Giap was Vietnam's greatest living military hero, world… Continue reading
Oct 04 Visiting Algeria’s refugee community By Larisa Epatko Last winter, the PBS NewsHour went to Western Sahara, a disputed territory of Morocco in northern Africa, to learn about the slow-burning conflict that pits Moroccans against the Sahrawis seeking their independence. This year, we travel to a Sahrawi refugee… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Italy mourns ‘day of tears’ for shipwrecked migrants, calls for help from Europe Of the 500 African migrants who were on board a ship that sank off the coast of Italy, it's estimated that more than 300 have died. Jonathan Rugman of International Television News reports on the events of the tragedy and… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Does increasing division of rebel groups benefit the Assad regime? Does increasing division of rebel groups benefit the Assad regime?… Continue watching
Oct 03 FEMA warns Gulf residents of tropical storm; recalls furloughed workers National Hurricane Center screen grab The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is telling Gulf Coast residents to "take steps now to be prepared and follow the direction of local officials" as Tropical Storm Karen approaches. The National Weather… Continue reading
Oct 03 Putin pushes for expanded Russian presence in Arctic Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will expand its presence in the Arctic, stating it was essential for the economic and security interests of the country. Continue reading
Oct 03 Tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico The AP is reporting that a tropical storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning, about 500 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The storm, named Karen, is moving north-northwest at 13 mph with wind… Continue reading
Oct 03 Reality show targets youth in violence-rattled Iraq By Larisa Epatko You don't often hear "reality show" and "Iraq" in the same sentence. But one that takes place in the Middle Eastern country is aimed at promoting diversity and peacekeeping among youth. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Fissures grow among rebel ranks as hard-line Islamists expand Syrian war role Fighting continued between the Western-backed Free Syrian Army and Assad's government forces, but in the north, there was also rebel-on-rebel conflict. Ray Suarez reports on how hard-line Islamists have expanded their role in the civil war. Continue watching