May 15 Watch News Wrap: Strong wind driving California wildfires subsides By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, gusty winds in southern California died down sufficiently to give firefighters an opportunity to bring several wildfires under control. The fires have burned through more than 9,000 acres in San Diego County, and forced tens… Continue watching
May 15 Syrian presidential election a ‘fraud on democracy,’ Kerry says By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press LONDON — The U.S. and other nations supporting the Syrian opposition agree that President Bashar Assad’s planned presidential election is a “farce” and are prepared to redouble efforts to support the Syrian opposition, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. Continue reading
May 13 France: Syria launched 14 toxic attacks since October By Lara Jakes, Associated Press France's foreign minister on Tuesday accused the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad of attacking its people with chemical weapons at least 14 times since last October, including as recently as a few weeks ago. Continue reading
May 08 Watch News Wrap: Huge underground bomb in Syria destroys hotel used as base by regime troops By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 Watch Syrian opposition leader on Homs retreat, international aid and chances for a political solution By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 06 Watch Persistence is key to wiping out polio outbreaks in fragile nations By PBS News Hour Signaling a new public health emergency, the World Health Organization warns that if polio is not completely eradicated it could become endemic again. Worldwide, 74 cases of the crippling disease have been confirmed this year, with Syria, Cameroon and Pakistan… Continue watching
May 02 Watch News Wrap: Massive landslide engulfs village in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, at least 350 people were killed in a landslide in Afghanistan, while 2,000 others may still be trapped. The slide engulfed a village in the country’s mountainous northeast, according to the U.N. mission in that… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Is Obama’s foreign policy doctrine working? By PBS News Hour Little progress on a broad Pacific trade agreement and challenging dynamics in Ukraine and the Mideast peace process have prompted new criticism for President Obama’s foreign policy. Gwen Ifill gets reaction from Nicholas Burns of Harvard University, Trudy Rubin of… Continue watching
Apr 20 Easter holiday celebrated from the Vatican to Nigeria By Kayla Ruble Millions of Christians marked Easter Sunday in various forms with both Catholic and Orthodox celebrations landing on the same day. From the Vatican to Nigeria, Christians found ways to commemorate the end of the Holy Week, which celebrates the crucifixion… Continue reading