May 01 White House denies email was explicitly about Benghazi attack By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House on Wednesday denied that a staff member's email three days after the deadly attack on the U.S. mission at Benghazi, Libya, was actually about the attack. Critics have branded the electronic missive as evidence that… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Is Obama's foreign policy doctrine working? By PBS News Hour Little progress on a broad Pacific trade agreement and challenging dynamics in Ukraine and the Mideast peace process have prompted new criticism for President Obama’s foreign policy. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Nicholas Burns of Harvard University, Trudy Rubin of… Continue watching
Apr 30 Tunisia looks to 'Star Wars' sites as 'a new hope' for tourism By Justin Scuiletti Seven Tunisian cities used as locations in "Star Wars" films are the new hope to revive the country's tourism and economy. Continue reading
Apr 30 Ukraine approved for $17 billion in aid By News Desk and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The International Monetary Fund board has approved a two-year, $17 billion loan package for Ukraine, hinging on country-wide economic reforms. The changes included raising taxes, freezing the minimum wage and raising energy prices -- all steps that could hit households… Continue reading
Apr 30 Workers around the world prepare for International Labor Day By News Desk International Labor Day is a bank holiday celebrating workers and labor in dozens of countries on May 1. In the U.S., however, it's observed on the first Monday of September. Continue reading
Apr 30 Kerry to promote peace, sanctions in South Sudan By Lara Jakes, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is bringing his two main tools of diplomacy -- peace talks and threatened sanctions -- to Africa this week to help find a way to end months of killing that is threatening to rip apart… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Approaching elections, Iraq faces daily sectarian violence and deep division By PBS News Hour Iraqis are preparing to go to the polls in the first national elections since American forces withdrew. However, as the government faces a resurgence of al-Qaida-linked groups, fears intensify that security forces are losing their grip on a key part… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Egyptian scholar fights archaeological looting with exposure on social media By PBS News Hour In the aftermath of Egypt's 2011 revolution and resulting political turmoil, the nation's treasured antiquities have been increasingly under threat of looting, vandalism and violence. In our series Culture at Risk, Jeffrey Brown examines the emergency facing Egypt’s rich archaeological… Continue watching
Apr 29 New Poll finds only 15 percent in Eastern Ukraine want to join with Russia By Andy Swab According to a poll published over the weekend by Ukrainian newspaper Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, or The Weekly Mirror in English, only 15 percent of Ukrainian respondents in eight southern and eastern regions want to join in a union with Russia. The… Continue reading
Apr 29 Who owns the Jewish treasures that were hidden in Saddam Hussein's basement? By Sandi Fox In 2013, Maurice Shohet, an Iraqi Jew who now lives in Washington, D.C., received a surprising email from the National Archives. A librarian had recovered his elementary school record that was left behind nearly 40 years ago when he and… Continue reading