Sep 02 Watch 1:32 Amid peace talks, Taliban claims deadly explosion in Kabul By Jane Ferguson In Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a massive explosion that rocked Kabul, killing at least five and wounding 50. It targeted the heavily secured area that’s home to several aid agencies and international organizations, and came as the U.S. Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 6:50 What’s behind rising tensions between Colombia and the FARC Colombia’s three-year-old peace deal may be coming apart. On Thursday, hardliners from the country’s main rebel group, the FARC, renewed the call to arms, claiming the Colombian government was not living up to its part of the agreement. The president… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 2:51 After months of upheaval, Sudan celebrates power-sharing deal By Yousra Elbagir, ITN After months of violence and turmoil, Sudan’s military and pro-democracy movement have come to an agreement on a future government. Crowds celebrated in the streets amid news that a joint council will rule for the next three years. Scores of… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 3:32 Amidst violence, Colombia signs new peace deal with FARC rebels By PBS News Hour Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a new peace deal with FARC rebels on Thursday, weeks after voters rejected an earlier agreement in a referendum. John Yang talks with special correspondent Nadja Drost about the changes in this latest deal,… Continue watching
Nov 14 Colombia tries for peace a second time By Kassia Halcli Negotiators from Colombia’s government and main rebel group published the full text of their revised peace accord on Monday, after voters rejected the terms of an earlier deal. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 9:39 Can Colombia rework its FARC deal without jeopardizing peace? By PBS News Hour Colombia was on the verge of ending one of the most violent civil wars in Latin America just slightly more than a month ago, when the deal was narrowly rejected by a voter referendum. President Juan Manuel Santos now faces… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 8:14 Why did Colombian voters reject the FARC peace deal? By PBS News Hour In a surprise vote, the Colombian people narrowly rejected the peace deal with guerilla group FARC that would have ended Latin America’s longest running conflict. After the vote, Colombia’s president and the top FARC commander both appealed for calm and… Continue watching
Oct 03 Colombians reject peace deal with FARC rebels in narrow vote By Kristen Doerer, Joshua Barajas In a surprise vote, Colombian voters rejected a monumental peace deal with the FARC rebels Sunday, with 50.2 percent voting against it. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Officer who shot unarmed Tulsa man to face charges By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Tulsa prosecutors charged the policewoman who shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, with first-degree manslaughter. Also, Yahoo says hackers stole data from 500 million user accounts -- one of the largest online security breaches… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 4:38 Peace accord between Colombia and FARC would end world’s longest conflict By PBS News Hour Colombia’s president delivered a historic peace deal with FARC rebels on Wednesday. The agreement outlines a timetable for the leftist group to disarm and re-enter society -- thus concluding one of the world’s longest-running conflicts, which resulted in some 220,000… Continue watching