World Feb 13 A rare glimpse into the brutality of life under Boko Haram Last year, the news service Voice of America received a stunning trove of videos from Nigeria: 18 hours of footage recorded by the country's militant group Boko Haram in 2014. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ibrahim Alfa Ahmed of VOA…
World Feb 13 A new generation of human rights investigators turns to high-tech methods Humanitarian crises like those in Syria’s Aleppo sometimes make headlines. But how do we identify such atrocities when they are occurring thousands of miles away? A new program at UC Berkeley is training students to leverage social media, geolocation and…
Episode Feb 12 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 12, 2017 On this edition, for Sunday, Feb. 12, North Korea fires a ballistic missile in defiance of the international community and President Donald Trump mulls next steps for his immigration ban that was blocked by federal courts. Later, hear from people…
World Feb 12 With missile test, North Korea may be testing Trump North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile on Sunday as a challenge to President Donald Trump. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was with Trump at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago when they received the news, called the move “intolerable.”…
Nation Feb 12 Trudeau and Trump to meet for the first time Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet President Donald Trump for the first time on Monday when he visits the White House and topics like trade, immigration and national security top their agenda. For a preview of the meeting, New…
Episode Feb 11 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 11, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 11, hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrested by federal agents during raids in six states now face deportation. Also, states compete to attract companies that are looking for the best financial incentives. Hari Sreenivasan anchors…
Nation Feb 11 Raids across the country rattle immigrants Raids this week ordered by the Trump administration has led to the detention and possible deportation of hundreds of immigrants around the country. While the government says they were routine, advocacy groups say it was a stepped-up effort by a…
World Feb 10 Top Trump aide reportedly talked sanctions with Russian envoy In December, the Obama administration levied new sanctions against Russia for its alleged role in tampering with the election. In the days following, incoming White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn spoke several times via phone with the Russian ambassador.