Sep 06 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Congress returns from recess to tackle funding, Zika By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress came back from its summer recess with a full plate. It has less than a month to pass a funding bill and is under pressure to deliver a package to fight Florida’s homegrown Zika… Continue watching
Sep 05 Obama in Laos for first U.S. presidential visit By Kathleen Hennessey and Josh Lederman, Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos — President Barack Obama on Monday became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in the isolated Southeast Asian nation of Laos, opening a three-day visit meant to rebuild trust and close a dark chapter in the… Continue reading
May 15 Family fights for information about Hmong man jailed in Laos in 2011 By Kamala Kelkar The last time Ka Yang heard from her husband was more than four years ago, when he called her from jail after he was deported from the family's hideout in Bangkok. Continue reading
Jan 24 Kerry urging China to take firmer stand against North Korea’s nuclear program By Michael D. Regan and Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Asia, where he is pushing for a resolution to simmering maritime disputes and to refocus China's attention on North Korea's nuclear program. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch News Wrap: Yemen Vows to Step Up Hunt for al-Qaida In other news, Yemen vowed Monday to step up its hunt for al-Qaida militants, and a suicide bomber killed at least 30 people in Pakistan. Continue watching