World Mar 18 Photo Essay: Destruction in Japan A look at the aftermath of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that devastated northern Japan and damaged nuclear reactors.
World Mar 18 Police Open Fire in Yemen; Dozens Reported Dead 4:30 p.m. ET | The Associated Press reported the death toll now stands at 46, including children. Medical staff estimated the number of injured in the hundreds. < img src="http://www-tc.pbs.org/prod-media/newshour/photos/2011/03/18/0318_yemen_blog_main_horizontal.jpg" title="Yemen March 18" alt="" class="blog_main_horizontal" /> Yemeni anti-government protesters…
World Mar 17 Get to Know Tepco: Japan’s Biggest Power Company As Japan's nuclear crisis continues to unfold, you've probably heard mention of Tokyo Electric Power Company, the energy giant who owns the troubled Fukushima plant. Known as Tepco, the company was founded in 1951 as Japan looked to rebuild its…
World Mar 16 Workers Return to Japan Nuclear Plant After Radiation Spike 6:50 p.m. ET | Japanese Quake Survivors Speak Out on Nuclear Crisis Also, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director Gregory Jaczko testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday and spoke of concerns about the events in Japan, particularly around the problems plaguing Fukushima's…
World Mar 16 Six Dead in Fresh Bahrain Clashes Six people died Wednesday in a fresh round of clashes in the Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain. Soldiers and riot police used tanks and tear gas to clear protesters out of Pearl Square in the capital, Manama. Troops…
World Mar 16 Pakistani Court Acquits CIA Contractor of Murders A Pakistani court in Lahore has acquitted CIA contractor Raymond Davis of murder. Davis was held after he shot and killed two Pakistanis he said were trying to rob him. A third died after being struck by a vehicle rushing…
World Mar 16 Explosion, Fire at Nuclear Plant Trigger Radiation Fears in Quake’s Aftermath 8:20 a.m. ET Damage to the second reactor is shown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in this image released by Digital Globe. Click to view larger. 6:15 p.m. ET Another fire has broken out at the Fukushima…
World Mar 15 Libyan Rebels Scramble as Gadhafi’s Forces Assault Strongholds A Libyan rebel drives his tank to the frontline in Ajdabiya on March 14. (Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images) Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called on opposition forces to surrender as his troops surrounded Ajdabiya, forcing a hasty retreat for rebels and threatening…
World Mar 14 Third Blast Rocks Japan Nuclear Plant; Death Toll Rises as Bodies Wash Ashore Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility on March 14. Photo via DigitalGlobe. 10:30 p.m. ET The nuclear crisis in Japan escalated Tuesday after an explosion at an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant damaged a reactor's containment vessel, raising the danger…
Nation Mar 14 Watching PBS NewsHour Video Online: What’s Changed? You may have noticed some changes in recent weeks to the way videos are being posted on the PBS NewsHour website.We're in the midst of a transition with as we move to the PBS Video player, which houses online…