Apr 13 Watch Ukraine orders anti-terrorism action against separatist revolt By PBS News Hour On Sunday, the Ukrainian crisis escalated as government forces took on pro-Russian secessionists with reports of causalities on both sides. For more about this intensifying crisis, Peter Leonard of the Associated Press joined Hari Sreenivasan from Donetsk, Ukraine via Skype. Continue watching
Apr 13 Clashes with pro-Russian separatists intensify in eastern Ukraine By Kayla Ruble Triggered in part by a security officer's death, Ukraine's acting president Oleksander Turchinov said on Sunday that the country's armed forces were planning to launch a "full-scale anti-terrorist operation" against the pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 09 SEC charges Hewlett-Packard for international bribes By Justin Scuiletti Hewlett-Packard will pay more than $108 million in a settlement agreement after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the company Tuesday with bribing government officials to obtain public contracts. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch De-escalating unrest in Eastern Ukraine is delicate challenge for Kiev By PBS News Hour Ukrainian security forces managed to regain power in Kharkiv, yet pro-Russian demonstrators have held onto control of government buildings in two other cities in the country’s east. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the swift pro-Russian… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Kerry criticizes Eastern Ukraine protests as ‘contrived pretext’ for Russian force By PBS News Hour Ukrainian forces retook the regional government headquarters in one of three eastern cities, but in Donetsk and Luhansk, armed, pro-Russian supporters continued their standoff. Meanwhile, thousands of Russian forces have massed across the border as they did before the Crimea… Continue watching
Apr 08 Kerry threatens tougher sanctions against Russia By Donna Cassata, Associated Press Video by Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry is warning Russia of harsher economic sanctions if it doesn't back down from involvement in Ukraine. Kerry was testifying Tuesday before a Senate panel. He said pro-Russia demonstrations at… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Kiev faces ‘critical choice’ of action as pro-Russian protesters call for referendum in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour Should the Ukrainian government attempt to move in on pro-Russian protesters who have occupied government buildings in three eastern cities, or do nothing and avoid provoking Russian forces? Judy Woodruff talks to David Herszenhorn of The New York Times in… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Ukrainian government warns new protests in Eastern Ukraine signal Russian attempt to destabilize its neighbor By PBS News Hour Echoing recent events in Crimea, protesters in three Russian-speaking Ukrainian cities stormed government buildings and called for a referendum to join Russia. Ukraine’s prime minister says Moscow is responsible for the new unrest, while Secretary of State John Kerry warned… Continue watching
Apr 03 NASA halts engagement with Russia in response to ‘violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty’ By Ellen Rolfes NASA announced Wednesday that it is halting almost all of its activities and contact with Russia. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch IMF chief Christine Lagarde on removing hurdles from a strong global economy By PBS News Hour Continue watching