Jan 27 Watch 4:02 Ebola patients stranded by violence in Democratic Republic of Congo By PBS NewsHour An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing, the World Health Organization said Friday, having killed 436 of more than 700 infected. This region also volatile, where health workers are attacked and armed conflict is preventing emergency… Continue watching
Jan 27 Search for Brazil dam survivors renews amid growing despair By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Brazilian officials on Sunday suspended the search for potential survivors of a dam collapse that has killed at least 40 people amid fears that another nearby dam owned by the same company was also at risk of breaching. Continue reading
Jan 27 20 dead as bombs target Sunday Mass in Philippine cathedral By Associated Press Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111 others during a Sunday Mass, officials said. Continue reading
Jan 27 Digital technology offers new ways to teach lessons from the Holocaust By Jennifer Rich, The Conversation When it comes to understanding the horrors of the Holocaust – one of the key aims of International Holocaust Remembrance Day – younger generations often lack knowledge. Continue reading
Jan 27 Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of Jews, Roma and others during World War II. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 4:31 Venezuela spiraling with political, economic crises As Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó continues to hold rallies across the nation after declaring himself ‘acting president,’ international pressure is mounting on Nicolás Maduro, who was sworn in for a second term after an election riddled with fraud. The… Continue watching
Jan 26 Venezuelan showdown moves to UN as dueling presidents dig in By Edith M. Lederer, Scott Smith, Associated Press The United States urged all nations Saturday to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido while Russia accused the Trump administration of attempting “to engineer a coup d’etat” against President Nicolas Maduro — a reflection of the world’s deep divisions over… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Trump administration's new asylum policy takes effect In our news wrap Friday, the Trump administration began returning Central American migrants seeking legal asylum to Mexico while their cases are processed. Because the U.S. has a backlog of 800,000 asylum cases, the process can take years. Plus, signs… Continue watching
Jan 25 U.S. diplomats leave embassy in Venezuela amid political turmoil By Scott Smith, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press A defiant Maduro called home all Venezuelan diplomats from the U.S. and closed its embassy in Washington on Thursday, a day after ordering all U.S. diplomats out of the country by the weekend. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Maduro orders Venezuelan diplomats to leave U.S. In our news wrap Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered his diplomats to leave the U.S. and accused Washington of trying to put a puppet in his place after the Trump administration backed opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president. Continue watching