Aug 04 Watch News Wrap: Israel, Hamas agree to three-day cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Egypt brokered a three-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas following a brief, localized truce to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. Earlier, Israel made a deadly strike on a house in Gaza City, and there were… Continue watching
Aug 04 U.S. seeks to quell South China Sea tensions By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The United States will be looking to calm tensions stoked by recent Chinese oil drilling in disputed waters of the South China Sea at an upcoming meeting of the region's foreign ministers, a senior U.S. official said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch News Wrap: Israel bombs Gaza power plant By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Israel widened the scope of its military barrage in Gaza, with strikes on its only power plant, the home of the leader of Hamas and a Hamas-run TV station. There were reports of possible cease-fire… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Caroline Kennedy on why this is a critical time for U.S. and Japan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 New food scandal hard to swallow for KFC, McDonald’s in China By Andrew Troast McDonald’s and KFC in China are reeling from another food safety scare Monday after a local TV station reported that a supplier had been selling expired meat to the restaurants. Continue reading
Jul 18 ‘Thunder god’ typhoon batters Southeast Asia By Andrew Troast Typhoon Rammasun, named after the Thai word for “Thunder God,” made landfall on the Chinese island of Hainan Friday killing at least one person. 130 mph winds and steady rain tore through the northern region of Hainan Friday as… Continue reading
Jul 14 U.S. reputation survives spying revelations, poll finds By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Widespread global opposition to U.S. electronic surveillance since the revelations by onetime National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has not badly tarnished the overall image of the United States, and it remains far more popular around the world… Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch News Wrap: Allegations emerge of Chinese hacking into U.S. government files By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, The New York Times reported Chinese hackers accessed the Office of Personnel Management system, focusing on applications for top-secret clearances. In Beijing, a foreign ministry spokesman called the reports “irresponsible.” Meanwhile, the Pakistani military claimed… Continue watching
Jul 10 U.S., China talk cyberhacking amid new allegations By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Top American officials said Thursday they challenged their counterparts in China to rein in alleged cybersecurity infringements as a new allegation emerged of a brazen attempt by Chinese hackers to break into U.S. government personnel files. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch Can China assuage Hong Kong’s discontent over autonomy? By PBS News Hour Nearly two decades after China took control of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom, the rules governing the city-state’s autonomy remain undefined. The New Yorker ‘s Evan Osnos, author of "Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the… Continue watching