Jan 27 Watch As Sochi security tightens, bloody conflict continues in nearby Dagestan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Pussy Riot author Masha Gessen on politics of Sochi games By News Desk Jeffrey Brown talks to Masha Gessen in an extended online conversation about the politics of the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics. Gessen discusses Putin’s campaign to clean up his human rights image while at the same time barring Russian citizens who… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Opposition leaders rebuff Ukraine president’s olive branch By PBS News Hour Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych offered Friday to name a top opposition leader to the prime minister post, but growing unrest and a potential for increased violence continues in the former Soviet state. What does the opposition ultimately want?… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Russia hunts for ‘black widow’ suspects ahead of Sochi games By PBS News Hour In Sochi, Russia, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, images of three women were posted around the city. Known as "black widows," the suspects are believed to be potential suicide bombers, intent on attacking the games. Hari Sreenivasan looks… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch As diplomats ready for Syrian talks, what unites organizers Russia and U.S.? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Is India’s space program worth the money? By PBS News Hour India's Mars Orbiter Mission is a point of great national pride. It will be completed for just over $70 million, a tiny fraction of the cost spent by NASA on similar programs. But is spending any resources on a mission… Continue watching
Jan 14 Russia, Hungary move forward on expansion of nuclear power plant By News Desk Hungary has plans to expand its nuclear energy capacity at its only nuclear power plant in Paks, Hungary. But in order to execute its plans, the country will need financial help from Russia. Photo by Barna Rovács/Wikimedia Commons… Continue reading