Sep 26 As Kenya mourns Westgate victims, al-Shabab promises more bloodshed Griving relatives attend the funeral for Kenyan journalist Ruhila Adatia-Sood in Nairobi. Photo by Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images In Kenya, more funerals were held Thursday for the 76 victims of Saturday's four-day assault on a Nairobi mall, as… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch News Wrap: Rescue Efforts for Pakistan Quake Victims Thwarted by Security Threat In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll rose to 355 after a massive earthquake in southwestern Pakistan, where survivors having been pleading for more help. Authorities said security issues have prevented rescuers from reaching victims. Also, the Somali extremist… Continue watching
Sep 25 Qatar accused of “modern-day slavery” by migrant laborers Photo by Flickr user Juanedc. A recent investigation by The Guardian newspaper has raised serious allegations against the country of Qatar regarding the deaths of dozens of Nepalese laborers in recent weeks. Nepalese migrant workers account for… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Showing Openness to U.S. Overtures, Iran’s President Tries to Recast Perceptions Showing Openness to U.S. Overtures, Iran's President Tries to Recast Perceptions… Continue watching
Sep 25 Poet Kwame Dawes Remembers Kofi Awoonor With Reading of ‘The Weaver Bird’ Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, poet Kwame Dawes remembers his uncle, Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, who was killed in the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Dawes read one of his uncle's most famous works, "The Weaver… Continue reading
Sep 25 Pakistan’s Christians Living in Fear PBS NewsHour will have a report on the plight of Christians in Pakistan on Monday's program. Pakistan's churches, like their congregants, are not numerous but they've been drawn into the U.S.-led war on militants in this region, becoming both frontier… Continue reading
Sep 25 Will Rouhani’s Diplomatic Flirtation Lead to a Real Thaw in US-Iran Relations? Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says carefully planned meetings "that create conclusions we want" are more important than symbolic handshakes. Photo by Thomas Koehler/Photothek via Getty Images NEW YORK -- To call what Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has undertaken in the… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch News Wrap: Kenyan Troops Work to Secure Nairobi Mall Site After Four-Day Battle In our news wrap Wednesday, Kenyan troops combed the Nairobi mall to ensure the site was secure after a four-day battle against al-Shabab militants, with a confirmed death toll of 72. Also, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in a rural part… Continue watching
Sep 24 Reaction to violence in Kenya .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%; } WTTW correspondent Elizabeth Brackett… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch At UN, Obama Offers Interest in Testing Iran Diplomacy and Tough Words on Syria At UN, Obama Offers Interest in Testing Iran Diplomacy and Tough Words on Syria… Continue watching