Dec 31 Congo cuts off the internet in wake of presidential election plagued by problems By Mathilde Boussion, Saleh Mwanamilongo, Associated Press As votes were counted Monday in Congo's long-delayed presidential election, the internet was cut across the vast Central African country, apparently an effort by the government to prevent social media speculation about the results after a day of voting marked… Continue reading
Dec 31 China factory activity shrinks for the first time in 2 years By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China's factory activity shrank in December for the first time in more than two years, an official survey showed Monday, intensifying pressure on Beijing to reverse an economic slowdown as it enters trade talks with the Trump administration. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 25:00 December 30, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 30, no signs of overcoming a stalemate as the government shutdown heads into the new year, and we sit down with California's highest-ranking Muslim judge to discuss his professional success, and his faith. Plus,… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 7:33 Making NewsHour Weekend: Getting stuck in a swamp, and other adventures In part four of our series "Making NewsHour Weekend," producer Sam Weber and anchor Hari Sreenivasan look back on where their reporting took them in 2018, from the swamps of Florida to the ocean off Scotland’s coast. They also recall… Continue watching
Dec 30 Vote counting begins in Congo, after polling beset by delays By Mathilde Boussion, Saleh Mwanamilongo, Associated Press Congo's election officials began counting ballots Sunday evening, although many polling stations stayed open into the night to make up for lengthy delays in voting. Continue reading
Dec 30 Former Afghanistan commander warns of plans to cut troops By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there would reduce the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal after more than 17 years of war. Continue reading
Dec 30 Congo voters barred over Ebola vote anyway, by the thousands By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press Thousands of men and women gathered in Beni on Sunday to cast paper ballots despite a electoral commission decision to ban an estimated 1 million people from voting in areas affected by a deadly Ebola outbreak. Continue reading
Dec 30 16 dead in election violence as Bangladesh goes to the polls By Julhas Alam, Emily Schmall, Associated Press More than a dozen people reportedly died in election-related violence in Bangladesh on Sunday, as voters went to the polls to decide whether to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a third consecutive term amid critics' claims that her leadership has… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 24:59 December 29, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 29, the partial government shutdown enters its second weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen continues her tour of facilities along the border after the deaths of two young children in U.S. custody, and the… Continue watching
Dec 29 Egypt says its security forces killed 40 militants By Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press Egypt said Saturday its security forces have killed 40 militants in raids on their hideouts in the Sinai Peninsula and the Greater Cairo area, just hours after a roadside bomb targeted a tourist bus in the capital, killing three Vietnamese… Continue reading