Nov 19 Watch 25:47 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode November 19, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 19, the GOP’s tax reform bill heads towards a Senate vote, and Bosnians are still struggling years after the end of civil war. Also, how the character of Apu from “The Simpsons” affected stereotypes… Continue watching
Nov 15 Tillerson says U.S. considers individual sanctions for Myanmar By Esther Htusan, Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the U.S. is deeply concerned by “credible reports” of atrocities committed by Myanmar’s security forces and called for an independent investigation into a humanitarian crisis in which hundreds of… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 24:55 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 5, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 5, President Donald Trump arrives in Asia for a 12-day tour, and a look at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approach to drawing more women into the workforce. Also, responses to the shooting in… Continue watching
Oct 24 What’s the difference between genocide and ethnic cleansing? By Layla Quran World leaders have chosen their words carefully when describing the mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, so far largely avoiding the legally specific and politically charged term "genocide."… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 24:56 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 22, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 22, President Donald Trump continues to push his tax plan, and Buddhists protest ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Also, a look at whether nuclear power is the right answer to global warming. Hari Sreenivasan anchors… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 3:37 Myanmar Buddhists protest repatriation of Rohingya By PBS News Hour In Myanmar, hundreds of Buddhists this weekend protested the government's suggestion that it might take back the nearly 600,000 minority Muslims known as the Rohingya, who have fled into Bangladesh amid killings by government soldiers since late August. Farah Kabir,… Continue watching
Oct 20 WATCH: Rohingya walk through rain, muddy rice fields to reach Bangladesh By Larisa Epatko U.N. drone footage caught part of the Rohingya refugees' precarious journey to Bangladesh. Continue reading
Oct 18 Tillerson: ‘Heartbreaking’ reports of suffering in Myanmar By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is condemning reported atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and he says those responsible — perhaps the country's military — will be held accountable. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 4:43 More than 500,000 Rohingya flee from rape, fire and murder in Myanmar By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 7:06 What can stop the extreme violence against Rohingya Muslims? By Travis Daub The mass exodus from Myanmar continues for Rohingya Muslims, who are fleeing what the U.N. has called “a textbook case of ethnic cleansing.” Judy Woodruff speaks with Eric Schwartz of Refugees International and Daniel Russel of Asia Society about the… Continue watching