Sep 05 Agnes Obel taps into the piano’s ‘dreamy nature’ By Victoria Fleischer Danish singer/songwriter Agnes Obel grew up surrounded by guitars, pianos, marimbas and double basses. Her father collected and sold instruments and her mother was a classical pianist, so perhaps music was in her blood. Continue reading
Sep 02 Germany bans Uber taxi services temporarily By Jordan Vesey A Frankfurt court has temporarily banned ridesharing service Uber from being used in Germany. A spokesperson for the court said on Tuesday that Uber violates the country's Passenger Transportation Act. The service is suspended nationwide until a full hearing can… Continue reading
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 28 Obama confers with European leaders for next steps on Ukraine By Associated Press The White House says Obama held a joint call Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND'), British Prime Minister David Cameron and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch World Cup is an accomplishment for Brazil, despite losses and costs By PBS News Hour While Germany celebrated it 1-0 win over Argentina in the final game of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil faced its loss and the high cost of hosting. Judy Woodruff talks to Tommy Smyth of ESPN and Matthew Futterman of The… Continue watching
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 13 Amid spying accusations, US, Germany pledge cooperation on Iran By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The United States and Germany are vowing to work closely together on global matters despite strains in their relationship linked to recent espionage accusations. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Is Germany overreacting to allegations of U.S. espionage? By PBS News Hour Germany announced today that it is kicking America’s top spy out of the country after new reports of U.S. espionage. For debate on the expulsion request, Gwen Ifill talks to Mark Lowenthal, former Vice Chairman of the National Intelligence Council… Continue watching