Oct 07 Watch News Wrap: Karzai rules out U.S. security deal, cites sovereignty differences In our news wrap Monday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled out a long-term security deal with the U.S. until differences over his nation's sovereignty are resolved. Also, coordinated explosions rocked Baghdad, killing at least 45 people. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Growing threats of Islamic militancy in Africa Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, Bronwyn Bruton joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to give us a closer look at the worrying evolution of Islamic militancy across the African continent. Continue watching
Oct 05 FROM THE WIRE WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. official says American forces have captured an al-Qaida leader in Libya who is linked to the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in east Africa. The official identifies the leader as Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, known by… Continue reading
Oct 05 The Price of Precious By Kristin Miller In these images from the October 125th anniversary issue of National Geographic magazine, photographer Marcus Bleasdale documents child labor in camps that extract not blood diamonds, but tin, tungsten and tantalum -- minerals used in electronic products. © Marcus Bleasdale/National… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Conflict minerals from the Congo to your cellphone National Geographic photographer Marcus Bleasdale finds beauty in trauma. His work in the Congo is featured in the magazine’s 125th anniversary issue. “The Price of Precious” documents child labor in camps that extract not blood diamonds, but tin, tungsten and… Continue watching
Oct 04 #TropicalStormKaren Tropical Storm Karen expected to hit northern Gulf Coast: http://t.co/ZlshvL5tWy -NS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 4, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 04 Early snowstorm threatens Midwest Photo by Flickr user Gene Wilburn It may only be October, but a severe snowstorm has already buffeted Wyoming and South Dakota and threatens the rest of the Midwest Friday. This unseasonably early snow is strong with… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Legal, financial perils don't end for African migrants after they reach Europe Legal, financial perils don't end for African migrants after they reach Europe… Continue watching
Oct 04 Remembering vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, dead at 102 Photo by Flickr user Prachatai Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietnamese general who confounded and humiliated both the French and American armies, is dead at 102. Nicknamed "red Napolean," Vo Nguyen Giap was Vietnam's greatest living military hero, world… Continue reading
Oct 04 Visiting Algeria's refugee community By Larisa Epatko Last winter, the PBS NewsHour went to Western Sahara, a disputed territory of Morocco in northern Africa, to learn about the slow-burning conflict that pits Moroccans against the Sahrawis seeking their independence. This year, we travel to a Sahrawi refugee… Continue reading