Jan 24 Watch 3:34 A war on multiple fronts: Despite ceasefire, military conflict escalates in eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour A shelling attack that killed dozens of people Saturday in eastern Ukraine was only the latest sign of the deteriorating situation there. Even though a ceasefire was signed in September, fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops once again… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 8:30 Obama: U.S. will assist those who oppose ‘violent extremism’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 08 Lithuanian activists fight ‘Kremlin propaganda’ with stickers of beetles By Ruth Tam In Lithuania, consumers are fighting Russian propaganda with a little of their own --in sticker form. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: Protests erupt in Moscow over Navalny conviction By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin erupted in Moscow after leading activist Alexei Navalny was convicted of fraud. Also, the UN Security Council voted against a resolution offered by Palestinians to end Israeli control in… Continue watching
Dec 30 Anti-Putin activist arrested after attending rally By News Desk Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny was detained Tuesday after breaking his house detention to attend a protest outside the Kremlin. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Southeast Asia marks 10 years since catastrophic tsunami By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, nations around the rim of the Indian Ocean marked the 10th anniversary of a devastating tsunami that led to the deaths of almost 230,000 people. Also, activists and witnesses reported that the Syrian government dropped… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 6:57 Ukraine-Russia conflict doesn’t stop at the church door By PBS News Hour In Ukraine, religion is another battlefront in the conflict between pro-Russia and pro-Ukraine supporters. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports on the political pressures that have divided congregations. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Ukraine-Russia conflict doesn’t stop at the church door By PBS News Hour In Ukraine, religion is another battlefront in the conflict between pro-Russia and pro-Ukraine supporters. Special correspondent Kira Kay reports on the political pressures that have divided congregations. Continue watching
Dec 25 Russia calls North Korea’s anger over Sony hack ‘understandable’ By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday offered sympathy to North Korea amid the Sony hacking scandal, saying the movie that sparked the dispute was so scandalous that Pyongyang’s anger was “quite understandable.” Washington failed to offer any proof to back… Continue reading
Dec 19 Obama: No quick end to embargo on Cuba By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama will end his year in Washington with a news conference at which he'll face questions on Cuba, the Sony hacking and how he will work with the Republican Congress. NewsHour will live stream the event, which is… Continue reading