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
Dec 18 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Putin vows West won't 'defang' Russia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that his nation’s economy and currency would recover in the next two years and vowed that the West would never “defang” Russia. Also, Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:29 Does economic turbulence hurt Putin's power? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 2:12 Sanctions, cheap oil take toll on Russia's struggling currency - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Apple halts online sales in Russia as ruble plummets By Justin Scuiletti Russian shoppers looking to purchase an iPod or iPad online for the holidays were out of luck Tuesday as Apple halted all online sales of its products -- with Russia's volatile currency to blame. Continue reading
Dec 16 Obama to sign Russia sanctions bill By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will sign legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and providing weapons and other aid to Ukraine despite White House concerns that military assistance will further escalate the conflict, the White House said Tuesday. Continue reading