Oct 14 Watch Kerry, Karzai resolve parts of security deal but flounder on legal jurisdiction State Secretary John Kerry's meeting with Afghan President Karzai was intended to come up with a way to let some U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan after the 2014 pullout deadline. When he left, Kerry had an agreement in principle on… Continue watching
Oct 12 Art in exile: Nicky Nodjoumi from Tehran to Brooklyn By Kristin Miller Nicky Nodjoumi’s artwork walks a fine line between art and politics. After the ousting of the Shah in 1979, the new Khomeini regime began strictly regulating artistic expression. Nodjoumi was exiled after a Tehrab exhibition in 1980."They saw the show… Continue reading
Oct 12 Freed from Guantánamo, but stuck in limbo On tonight's broadcast of NewsHour Weekend, we look at the story of six former prisoners from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. EmbedVideo(7703, 514, 320); These ethnic Chinese men known as Uighurs were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan… Continue reading
Oct 12 Art in exile: From Tehran to Brooklyn .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Nicky Nodjoumi's artwork walks a… Continue reading
Oct 11 Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing 'every child' go to school EmbedVideo(7680); Pakistani student Malala Yousafzai, 16, rose to international fame when she was shot in the head last October for speaking out against the Taliban's ban on girl's education. Malala made a remarkable recovery, becoming the youngest nominee… Continue reading
Oct 11 News Wrap: Human rights group says Syrian rebels killed, kidnapped civilians .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } In our news wrap Friday,… Continue reading
Oct 11 Will Peace Prize attention pressure Syria to fulfill its chemical arms obligations? EmbedVideo(7714); The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for its work to enforce the Chemical Weapons Convention. The group has gained attention recently for its assignment to destroy Syria's… Continue reading
Oct 11 Malala says assassination threats can't weaken her cause By News Desk EmbedVideo(7682); Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl, became well-known in 2009 when she wrote a series of published diary articles about the right to education, especially for girls. Last October, in the Swat Valley region of Pakistan, a Taliban… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing 'every child' go to school Malala says assassination threats can't weaken her cause… Continue watching
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