Jan 15 Watch How the NSA used special devices, radio waves to spy on offline computer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 5:34 Senate concludes State Dept. ignored security warnings ahead of Benghazi attack By PBS News Hour A bipartisan Senate report has concluded that the State Department could have prevented the deadly 2012 attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The Senate Intelligence Committee found officials ignored warnings of growing terrorist activity. Gwen Ifill talks to… Continue watching
Jan 15 Federal forces fight to restore order as vigilante and cartel forces battle in western Mexico By News Desk Mexican police. Photo by Flickr user spotreporting Federal police in Mexico fought to reestablish order in the western city of Apatzingan Wednesday, as vigilantes continued to battle members of a drug cartel. The latest fighting began after the cartel… Continue reading
Jan 15 Senate Intelligence Committee finds 2012 Benghazi attacks were 'preventable' By News Desk After months of investigations, meetings, interviews and oversight hearings, the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a declassified report which reviews the Sept. 11-12, 2012, attacks against two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. The committee found the attacks were preventable, based on… Continue reading
Jan 14 West African lions in danger of extinction By News Desk A recent report finds only 400 West African lions remain in the region. Photo by Jonas Van de Voorde West African lions are in danger of becoming extinct if action isn't taken,… Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Pivotal vote on Egypt's new constitution stirs violence By PBS News Hour Egyptians lined up to vote on a new constitution, despite fresh protest violence that killed 11 people. Advocates for the current government support the document, while members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood have denounced it. Margaret Warner reports on the… Continue watching
Jan 14 Mexican newspaper reports U.S. government struck a deal with drug cartel By News Desk Between 2000 and 2012, the U.S. government struck a deal with Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel that permitted the organization to transport billions of dollars worth of drugs in exchange for information on rival cartels, according to the Mexican newspaper… Continue reading
Jan 14 Mass arrests reported in Nigeria after anti-gay legislation went into effect By News Desk UNAMID police advisors from Nigeria stand in formation during the celebration of the Police. Photo by Flickr User Albert González Farran - UNAMID. After Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, signed a bill last week penalizing gay marriage and gay clubs,… Continue reading
Jan 14 Israeli Defense Minister offers harsh words for Kerry's peace plan By Andy Swab Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon vocally criticized U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent peace initiative between Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Continue reading
Jan 14 Deadly violence on first day of Egypt's constitutional vote By Justin Scuiletti Egypt’s health ministry is reporting that 11 people have died in the country amid clashes during the first day of voting for a new constitution. Continue reading