Aug 02 Watch 8:28 Political clashes over the migrant crisis turn the Mediterranean into a battleground By PBS News Hour So far this year, almost 2,400 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean. Italy is working to crack down on smugglers who send migrants on a deadly journey to Europe, and put stricter rules around rescue ships. But a group of… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 9:45 Climate change challenges sinking city of Venice By PBS News Hour The Italian city of Venice is prone to frequent flooding because it has sunk five inches over the last century, but it is also grappling with a new challenge: sea-level rise, caused by climate change, which increases the severity. NewsHour… Continue watching
May 27 Italian riot police tear gas G-7 protesters By Associated Press Italian police have used tear gas against anarchists, communists and other anti-global protesters after the Group of Seven summit in Sicily. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: Trump says Iran not living up to 'spirit' of nuclear deal By Josh Lederman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Iran is failing to fulfill the "spirit" of its nuclear deal with world powers, President Donald Trump declared Thursday, setting an ominous tone for his forthcoming decision about whether to pull the U.S. out of the landmark agreement. Continue reading
Apr 06 Photos: When tanks replaced horses, and the birth of other WWI weapons By Larisa Epatko It was 100 years ago today that the United States officially entered World War I, when Congress voted to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Continue reading
Dec 23 Two shipwrecks push Mediterranean migrant deaths to new record By Alison Thoet This year’s death toll for migrants who perished in the Mediterranean is estimated to be at least 5,000, after 100 people went missing and believed dead in two shipwrecks Thursday near Italy, U.N. agencies announced Friday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch The rise of the Five Star Movement, Italy's 'rejectionist' party By PBS News Hour The Five Star Movement, Italy’s fastest growing political party, is fully anti-establishment. Started by a foul-mouthed comedian named Beppe Grillo, the group believes the government has been overtaken by corruption and that immigration is to blame for the fact that… Continue watching
Dec 12 Italy's premier-to-be is poised to make it official By Associated Press ROME — Premier-designate Paolo Gentiloni says he has quickly completed sounding out political leaders on his proposed Democrat-led Cabinet and will tell Italy's president later Monday evening if he's succeeded in forming a government. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Mistrial for South Carolina police officer who killed Walter Scott By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a South Carolina judge declared a mistrial in a police killing after the jury deadlocked. North Charleston officer Michael Slager was charged with murdering an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, as he ran from a… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:56 Tony Blair on why he's advocating for a global policy 'center ground' By PBS News Hour Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, believes the populist wave coursing across the globe is dangerous -- and likely to exacerbate, rather than ease, tensions and instability. He sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss Brexit, the… Continue watching