Jun 13 Watch News Wrap: Former POW Bergdahl begins recovery in the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is now undergoing treatment at a military center in Texas. He flew there overnight from Germany, where he had been recovering after being held captive by the Taliban for five years. Also,… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Iraq's top Shiite cleric pleads for armed resistance against Sunni insurgents By PBS News Hour In Kirkuk, Iraq's army abandoned several vast military bases overnight, leaving behind their uniforms and vehicles and equipment they purposely destroyed before fleeing. Kurdish forces have seized the area instead, arming themselves to fight in hopes of establishing their own… Continue watching
Jun 13 68 elephants killed in the last two months at African wildlife refuge By Ariel Min Sixty-eight elephants in one of Africa’s oldest national parks – Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo – have been slaughtered in the past two months by poachers who attack with chain saws, grenades and guns, according… Continue reading
Jun 13 Brazil braces for increase in e-waste as fans upgrade TVs for the World Cup By Tracy Wholf As the World Cup kicks off in Brazil this week, plenty of Brazilians without tickets are at home watching the action on new televisions. Quartz.com reports the demand for newer and bigger TVs has spiked during the months leading… Continue reading
Jun 13 What are the U.S.'s options in Iraq? By Larisa Epatko After taking over Iraq’s second largest city Mosul, the Sunni insurgent group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant set its sights on Baghdad, launching a debate over what the United States should do -- if anything… Continue reading
Jun 13 Social media networks blocked in Iraq to prevent insurgency plotting By Colleen Shalby The Iraqi Ministry of Communications has blocked social media networks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in Iraq to prevent the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria from “using the outlets to organise their insurgency.”… Continue reading
Jun 13 Pope pledges neutrality in World Cup By News Desk In the spirit of fellowship, South America's first pope says he will remain neutral during the World Cup competition in Brazil this month. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch How to combat the tightening grip of inequality around the globe By PBS News Hour Income inequality has been rising over the past three decades, in the United States most of all, but also in the United Kingdom, Canada and France, according to new findings by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Kurdish troops take Kirkuk after Iraqi forces flee By PBS News Hour Outside Kirkuk, Iraqi troops were filmed trying to halt the advance of Sunni militants. But when the government forces fled, Kurdish fighters moved into the city that they have long claimed as their historical capital. Reporting from Irbil, Jonathan Rugman… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Iraq faces existential crisis as Sunni insurgency gains ground By PBS News Hour As Sunni militants continue their march towards Baghdad, the Obama administration said the U.S. will not send forces on the ground in Iraq, but will assist in other ways. Judy Woodruff talks to Jane Arraf, an Iraq-based journalist, for an… Continue watching