Sep 30 Islamic extremists suspected of killing at least 44 Nigerian students Early Sunday, a group of militants drove onto the campus of Yobe State College of Agriculture in Potiskum, Nigeria, and opened fire on student dormitories and torched classrooms. The attack killed at least 44 students and injured 16, most… Continue reading
Sep 30 What to Watch at the 2013 UN General Assembly By Larisa Epatko NEW YORK CITY -- President Barack Obama kicks off the 68th session of the U.N. General Assembly here with a speech Tuesday morning that emphasizes the continuing challenges in the Middle East and North Africa, and the need for the… Continue reading
Sep 28 Rawabi: A planned city for Palestinians in the West Bank .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Is economic prosperity the future… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Rawabi: A Planned Palestinian City for the West Bank Can West Bank prosperity lead to peace? The story of Rawabi, a new planned community. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Obama, Iran’s President Rouhani Discuss Diplomacy Prospects in a Phone Call Obama, Iran's President Rouhani Discuss Diplomacy Prospects in a Phone Call… Continue watching
Sep 27 #IRAN This week, the U.S. returned to #Iran this 7th century artifact that @CustomsBorder seized from a smuggler in 2003. pic.twitter.com/zh5How99qr— Department of State (@StateDept) September 27, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 27 LIVE: Iranian president holds New York press conference .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks… Continue reading
Sep 27 Pakistani earthquake aid hampered by insurgent attacks, death toll reaches 515 Photo by BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images. As Pakistani and regional government officials attempt to administer rescue and relief aid to areas affected by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, insurgents launched attacks on military forces in a region that BBC's Shahzeb… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch News Wrap: Kenyan Troops May Have Caused Nairobi Mall Collapse During Siege In our news wrap Friday, a top government official conceded that Kenyan troops may have caused the collapse of three floors inside Nairobi's Westgate Mall when they fired grenades during a standoff with al-Shabab fighters. Also, the death toll in… Continue watching
Sep 26 What happened at historic meeting between U.S. and Iran? Depends on whom you ask Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, right, attended a meeting of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany on Thursday. Photo by Thomas Koehler/Photothek via Getty Images NEW YORK… Continue reading