Jul 24 Watch UN school compound in Gaza hit by deadly strike By PBS News Hour Emergency workers rushed victims to the hospital after a series of explosions blasted a UN school compound in northern Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent and Hamas blamed Israeli tank fire, while Israel said Hamas rocket fire might be responsible. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch News Wrap: Air Algerie plane apparently crashed in Mali desert By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 24 Two killed as 10,000 clash with police in the West Bank By News Desk Violence broke out in the West Bank late Thursday when 10,000 marched to protest the Israeli incursion of Gaza. Two protesters were reported killed when the crowd clashed with police at a checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, the Jerusalem… Continue reading
Jul 24 Obama considers refugee status for immigrant minors from Honduras By Josh Lederman, Julie Pace, Associated Press The officials cautioned that no final decision on the matter had been made and said the proposal was among a range of ideas the White House was considering. The officials briefed reporters ahead of President Barack Obama's meeting Friday with… Continue reading
Jul 24 Aviation's terrible week doesn't mean flying is less safe, say experts By Associated Press Less than one in 2 million flights last year ended in an accident in which the plane was damaged beyond repair, according to the International Air Transport Association. That includes accidents involving cargo and charter airlines as well as scheduled… Continue reading
Jul 24 Missing Air Algerie plane disappears from radar, believed to have crashed By Anna Christiansen, Andrew Troast The flight was carrying 50 French citizens. The provisional passenger list also named 24 people from Burkina Faso, eight Lebanese, four Algerians, two from Luxembourg, one Belgian, one Swiss, one Nigerian, one Cameroonian, one Ukrainian, and one Romanian. Continue reading
Jul 24 Syria welcomes new UN envoy as violence continues in the country By Ayan Sheikh Syria’s foreign ministry welcomed a newly appointed U.N. peace envoy but demanded he show “objectivity and integrity” while pursuing his mission in the troubled country. Continue reading
Jul 24 Israeli strike on UN facility kills at least 15 people By Anna Christiansen Israeli forces shelled a U.N.-run school compound in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring at least 150 more, Gaza health officials said. Continue reading
Jul 24 FAA reverses ban on U.S. flights to and from Tel Aviv By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its ban on U.S. flights in and out of Israel. The end of the ban, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch Full Episode | Wednesday, July 23, 2014 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Secretary of State John Kerry shuttled between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, attempting to broker a cease-fire. Also: a look at the Georgia race that will help decide who controls the Senate, what a fly’s brain can… Continue watching