Mar 19 Watch 9:25 Silenced at ‘the university of whispers,’ an Assad prison survivor can now tell his story By Malcolm Brabant Syrian teen Omar Alshogre was arrested and jailed for participating in a protest. He survived three years of torture in a compound referred to as “the university of whispers” because its prisoners were forbidden to speak. After fleeing to Turkey… Continue watching
Mar 19 Pope declined French cardinal’s resignation after sex abuse cover-up conviction By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The decision greatly disappointed abuse survivors, given that French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin had traveled to the Vatican on Monday to present his resignation following the March 7 verdict and six-month suspended sentence he received. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 7:32 Former deputy secretary of state on ‘a deep hole’ for American diplomacy William Burns, former deputy secretary of state and ambassador to Russia, may have spent more time with Vladimir Putin than other American diplomat. In his book, “The Back Channel,” Burns discusses how a “sense of grievance” underlies Putin's interactions with… Continue watching
Mar 19 How to help cyclone victims in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe By Gabriela Martinez Many aid groups are still assessing the damage and devising logistics to reach the most heavily affected areas, but here are some international and African organizations that are leading relief efforts. Continue reading
Mar 19 As UK aims to salvage Brexit deal, EU says it needs a decision By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan has been derailed in Parliament. Now she is at the mercy of an exasperated European Union. Continue reading
Mar 19 Saudi students in U.S. say their government watches their every move By Layla Quran For years, according to intelligence experts and eight current and former Saudi students interviewed by the PBS NewsHour, the Saudi government has closely monitored them when they leave to study in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Trump predicts ‘fantastic working relationship’ with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro President Donald Trump praised Brazil's new far-right leader Tuesday as he welcomed him to the White House, saying the man who's been described as the "Trump of the Tropics" has done "a very outstanding job."… Continue reading
Mar 19 Kazakhstan’s president steps down after 30 years By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only leader that independent Kazakhstan has ever known, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday after three decades in power, raising uncertainty over the country's future course. Continue reading
Mar 19 Cyclone’s huge floods endanger thousands in southern Africa By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Rapidly rising floodwaters have created "an inland ocean" in Mozambique endangering scores of thousands of families, aid workers said Tuesday as they scrambled to rescue survivors of Cyclone Idai who clung to rooftops and trees. Continue reading
Mar 19 Dutch prosecutors consider terror motive in tram shooting By Aleksandar Furtula, Mike Corder, Associated Press Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they are taking very seriously the possibility that the deadly shooting on a tram in the central city of Utrecht was an act of terror. Continue reading