Jun 18 Refugees reached 60 million in 2014 as conflicts flared, U.N. says By News Desk The number of people forced from their homes due to conflicts around the world jumped again last year, according to an annual U.N. report released Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 07 European ships rescue 3,500 migrants in Mediterranean, send to Sicily By Cathy Zhao In the Mediterranean, a vast joint effort from several countries continues to locate and rescue migrants stranded at sea. British, Swedish, Spanish and Italian ships rescued 3,500 migrants on Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 5:49 News Wrap: Divers race to rescue trapped passengers on Chinese cruise ship By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Chinese authorities called in more divers to search for more than 400 people still missing since Monday, when a cruise ship capsized by tornado-force winds on the Yangtze River. Also, more than 700 migrants in… Continue watching
May 25 Mass graves in Malaysia might hold remains of smuggled migrants By News Desk Police in Malaysia said Monday that more than 139 graves were found near the border with Thailand, and they suspect the graves contain the remains of migrants who were staying in camps run by smugglers. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 3:45 China’s ‘left behind’ kids raised by grandparents while parents earn in U.S. By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 14 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Malaysia and Thailand turn away migrant boats By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Malaysia and Thailand turned away three boats crammed with more than 1,100 migrants. Refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar have been abandoned at sea by human traffickers. Also, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a hotel attack… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: No jail time for former CIA director Petraeus for sharing secrets with mistress By PBS News Hour On our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge sentenced former CIA Director David Petraeus to two years probation and a $100,000 fine for giving classified material to his biographer and mistress. Also, the Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch, the first black… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Judge approves NFL concussion settlement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge in Philadelphia approved the NFL settlement of thousands of concussion lawsuits. An estimated 6,000 former players who develop Alzheimer’s or moderate dementia will get an average of $190,000 each. Also, the Senate… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 3:57 How can Europe deter desperate migrants? By PBS News Hour The number of migrants traveling over water to reach Europe has grown tremendously. Gwen Ifill talks to Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International about what’s driving them to attempt passage to Europe and how countries are dealing with the situation. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 3:43 EU calls crisis meeting over growing migrant deaths at sea By PBS News Hour The European Union came under intense pressure to address the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean after a vessel carrying migrants sank off the Libyan coast over the weekend, killing nearly everyone on board. So far this year, at least 1,500… Continue watching