Apr 25 At least 31 killed in bombings at Iraq campaign rally By News Desk Bombings at a campaign rally in Baghdad Friday have left at least 15 people dead and 25 wounded, the Associated Press reports. At least three bombs went off at a rally for a Shiite group ahead of Iraq’s parliamentary election… Continue reading
Apr 25 Possible blockade in eastern Ukraine, while Russia's credit rating takes a hit By News Desk The Ukrainian government said Friday it would continue to try to oust pro-Russian militants from eastern Ukraine, including possibly blockading the militants in the eastern city of Slovyansk, calling it an operation to dislodge “terrorists.”… Continue reading
Apr 25 North Korea detains 24-year-old American tourist seeking asylum By News Desk North Korea said on Friday it had detained a 24-year-old American tourist in April for what it said was "a gross violation of its legal order," Reuters reports. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch U.S., Japan grapple over trade issues during Obama's visit By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Is the Mideast peace process dead? By PBS News Hour The nine-month Mideast peace effort suffered its latest blow when Israel announced its negotiators are walking away from the table after a reconciliation deal between rival Palestinian groups. Gwen Ifill talks to Hussein Ibish of the American Task Force for… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch News Wrap: Three American doctors killed by Afghan guard in Kabul By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Israel announces its negotiators are walking away from Mideast peace process By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Afghan gunman kills three Americans at Kabul hospital By Sarah Corapi A shooting at a hospital in Kabul Thursday morning claimed the lives of three American physicians and wounded one American nurse -- one of a recent string of attacks against foreign civilians in Afghanistan. The assailant -- an Afghan… Continue reading
Apr 24 Obama rejects notion that Asia-Pacific trade deal is in danger By Darlene Superville, Associated Press TOKYO -- As trade negotiators struggled to overcome their differences, President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected suggestions that an Asia-Pacific trade deal is in danger and urged the U.S. and Japan to take bold steps to complete an agreement that… Continue reading
Apr 24 Taliban signals willingness to release captive U.S. soldier, military officials say By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The captors of an American soldier held for nearly five years in Afghanistan have signaled a willingness to release him but are unclear which U.S. government officials have the authority to make a deal, according to two individuals… Continue reading