Aug 06 Watch Did destruction and upheaval of WWI pave way for Ukraine, Mideast conflicts? By PBS News Hour The collision and shattering of world powers during World War I have laid the foundation for wars being waged today. For analysis of the war’s footprints, Jeffrey Brown is joined by Margaret MacMillan of University of Oxford, John Mearsheimer of… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch How the ‘Great War’ redefined the world By PBS News Hour Former enemies marked the centennial this week of the “Great War,” which pulled in world powers and killed 17 million soldiers and civilians across Europe and beyond. Jeffrey Brown reports on how the death and destruction of the world’s first… Continue watching
Jul 22 MH17’s black boxes to be analyzed by UK experts By Sarah Corapi Britain has agreed to aid in the analysis of data retrieved from two black boxes that were salvaged from the downed Malaysia Airlines flight that killed 298 people Thursday. British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday that investigators from the… Continue reading
May 20 British World War II veterans commemorate 70th anniversary of D-Day aboard HMS Belfast By Justin Scuiletti World War II veterans Tuesday sat alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron aboard the HMS Belfast as a C-75 Dakota aircraft flew above the vessel on the river Thames. Veterans who served aboard the Belfast were joined by veterans from… Continue reading
May 07 Watch U.S., U.K. pledge help finding abducted Nigerian schoolgirls By PBS News Hour Deadly unrest continued in Nigeria, where hundreds of people were killed in another militant attack. The uncertain fate of more than 270 abducted schoolgirls continues to haunt the country and the girls’ community in particular. The U.S. and U.K. are… Continue watching
Jul 22 From Royal Wedding to Royal Birth By Larisa Epatko Almost immediately after Prince William and Kate Middleton wed on April 29, 2011, speculation began on when they would produce a royal heir. Continue reading
May 27 Watch Bangladeshi Factory Disaster Inspires Unrest, Demands for Better Conditions Some garment workers in Bangladesh are demanding better conditions, spurred by the collapse of a factory in April that killed more than a thousand people. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News has an update on the factory workers' fight and… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Pomp, Circumstance and Protest: Thousands Bid Farewell to Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ Pomp, Circumstance and Protest: Thousands Bid Farewell to Britain's 'Iron Lady'… Continue watching
Apr 17 In London, Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral Brings Out Dignitaries and Protesters By Larisa Epatko Six black horses pulled the union jack-draped casket of Britain's influential and controversial former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to her funeral service Wednesday complete with military honors. Continue reading