Jul 05 San Antonio Missions among new UNESCO World Heritage Sites By Andrew Mach Five new sites around the world, including the San Antonio Missions in Texas, were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status on Sunday, officials of the United Nation’s cultural and educational body announced during their annual meeting. Continue reading
Jun 22 U.N. Report: Possible war crimes by Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza battle By News Desk Israel and Palestinian militants committed “serious violations of international humanitarian law” that “may amount to war crimes” during last summer’s battle in the Gaza Strip, a U.N. report released Monday said. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:04 UN report: Global refugee crisis has hit all-time high By PBS News Hour The world refugee crisis appears to be getting worse according to a U.N. report that shows the number of forcibly displaced people to be nearly 60 million -- a 40 percent increase within the past three years alone. Somini Sengupta… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 7:31 UN struggles to combat hunger in world's worst combat zones By PBS News Hour Since South Sudan’s creation four years ago, conflict within the country has left millions displaced or dead. Among the living, 2.5 million need food assistance, and the number could grow to 4 million by the end of the year. Judy… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Leaders of U.S. and Cuba to meet for first time in decades By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro planned a historic encounter at the Summit of the Americas. Leaders of the two countries have not held any substantive, face-to-face discussions in decades. Also, federal authorities charged… Continue watching
Apr 09 Debate over sanctions brews after Iran's preliminary nuclear agreement By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The biggest enforcement provision in the preliminary nuclear agreement with Iran is turning into one of the mostly hotly contested elements. And the debate barely involves Iran. Continue reading
Mar 19 Draft nuclear deal limits Iran's uranium centrifuges to 6,000 By George Jahn, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A draft nuclear accord now being negotiated between the United States and Iran would force Iran to cut hardware it could use to make an atomic bomb by about 40 percent for at least a decade, while… Continue reading
Mar 17 Can countries survive their move to the middle class? By Larisa Epatko HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam has pulled itself up economically over the decades. One of the consequences? Diminishing donor funds. Continue reading
Mar 10 Police in Myanmar violently crackdown on protests, arresting 100 By Shehryar Nabi Protests in Myanmar took a violent turn on Tuesday after police beat students, monks and reporters and detained about 100 people demonstrating against an education law that has been criticized for curtailing academic freedoms. Continue reading
Mar 10 Clinton says 'convenience' led her to use personal email to conduct government business By Ken Thomas, Julie Pace, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton says she opted to use her personal email account while secretary of state because of convenience. She says it "would have been better" to have used two email accounts. Continue reading