Feb 22 Watch Clashes in Ukraine create tension for U.S. and Russia By PBS News Hour Ongoing violence in Ukraine over the past few weeks has added further stress to relations between the United States and Russia. What are the issues dividing the two countries? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Russian Studies Professor Stephen Cohen about Russia’s… Continue watching
Feb 09 No talks about uniting Korean Olympic teams for 2018 By Kayla Ruble Four years from now, the games will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea -- not far from the demilitarized zone that divides North and South Korea. Despite hopes that the countries will unite for the games, organizers say the neighboring… Continue reading
Feb 09 What we’re watching Sunday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from new Snowden revelations to empty seats in Sochi. Continue reading
Feb 08 What we’re watching Saturday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Afghanistan to Sochi. Continue reading
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
Dec 30 Watch How Russia plans to protect Olympic crowds in wake of bombings How Russia plans to protect Olympic crowds in wake of bombings… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Russia steps up security at train stations after twin bombings in Volgograd Russia steps up security at train stations after twin bombings in Volgograd… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch News Wrap: Russia dumps illegal waste near Sochi, site of Winter Olympics In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian contractors have been burying construction waste outside Sochi, despite a no waste pledge by the government for the Winter Olympics. The illegal dumping may taint the water supply for the games. Also, Beijing police… Continue watching