World Nov 30 How Paris is different from past climate change negotiations What do the nations that have gathered for the UN conference on climate change hope to accomplish this time around? Gwen Ifill learns more from Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations and Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press.
World Nov 30 News Wrap: Heavy smog blankets Chinese cities, New Delhi In our news wrap Monday, choking smog filled the air in Chinese cities, prompting pollution warnings. In New Delhi, visibility was down to a mere 200 yards due to the smog. Also, jury selection began for the first of six…
World Nov 30 Paris climate talks open with debate over cuts for poorer nations More than 150 heads of state and government have converged on Paris in hopes of finalizing the strongest agreement yet to reduce heat-trapping emissions of greenhouse gases. This time many countries committed to action in advance, but there is still…
Episode Nov 29 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 29, 2015 Sunday on NewsHour Weekend, the world's attention turns again to Paris for a global climate summit, Pope Francis visits the Central African Republic, a nation caught in a violent conflict between Christians and Muslims, and a preview of a series…
World Nov 29 Pope Francis calls for peace, reconciliation in Central African Republic On the final stop of his African tour, Pope Francis brought a message of peace and reconciliation on Sunday to the Central African Republic, a nation that has seen steady violence between Christians and Muslims during the past two years.
World Nov 28 Russia orders new sanctions against Turkey Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering sanctions against Turkey in retaliation for Turkey shooting down a Russian warplane on Tuesday. Turkey says the Syria-bound Russian plane had entered the country’s airspace without permission. Now, Russia will restrict the import of…
Nation Nov 28 San Francisco bolsters anti-AIDS campaign with new funding NewsHour's John Carlos Frey reports in this updated segment on San Francisco's plan to zero out the number of new HIV infections. The city's public health officials, doctors, and activists have made huge strides battling the epidemic and are now…
Episode Nov 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 27, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, thousands protest the police killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald with a march in Chicago on Black Friday. Also: A gunman opened fire at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado, a survivor of the Paris attacks shares his…