Mar 30 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Syrian roadside bomb kills U.S., UK soldiers By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, an American soldier and a British soldier were killed in Northern Syria in the military campaign against Islamic State fighters. Also, Palestinian protesters confronted Israeli troops along the Gaza border in the bloodiest day there… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 5:10 Feud with the West bolsters Putin’s image, as tragic Siberian fire shows limits of his control By PBS News Hour American diplomats packed up at the U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg on Friday, another escalation in the current diplomatic crisis making Russia-U.S. relations more cloudy and dangerous than any point since the Cold War. But while international tensions may strengthen… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 2:47 A chimp’s cuddly plane trip went viral. The pilot wishes it never had to happen By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a viral video of a rescued chimpanzee's flight to a wildlife sanctuary has spread like wildfire. The NewsHour's Julia Griffin tracks down the video's pilot to ask about his mission to save… Continue watching
Mar 30 What to do if this Chinese space station crashes into your house this weekend By Nsikan Akpan Though chances of a human collision are low, here's what to do if the Tiangong-1 lands near you -- and how you'd sue for damages. Continue reading
Mar 30 U.S. says it has U.N. Security Council support for new sanctions against North Korea By Associated Press Ambassador Nikki Haley says the council's North Korea Sanctions Committee has unanimously approved sanctions designations on 21 shipping companies, one individual and 27 ships. Continue reading
Mar 30 At least 14 dead, hundreds wounded during Gaza protests By Fares Akram, Karin Laub, Associated Press It was the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 cross-border war between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Russia expels diplomats in reprisal against U.S. and others By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Russia retaliated for the expulsions of more than 150 diplomats from the U.S. and other nations by announcing it's tossing out the same number, including 60 American diplomats. Also, families in Venezuela are demanding answers… Continue watching
Mar 29 Russia to close U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg, foreign minister says By Associated Press Sergei Lavrov said the same approach will be applied to other nations that expelled Russian diplomats this week. Continue reading
Mar 29 Families mourn after 68 inmates die in Venezuela jail fire By Associated Press The fast-moving fire on Wednesday swept through a station where prisoners were being kept in crowded cells, becoming one of the worst catastrophes involving the nation's prison system. Continue reading
Mar 29 Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan, advocates for girls’ education By Associated Press Malala Yousafzai said in a brief speech at a ceremony at Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's office that she will continue to campaign for the education of girls and asked Pakistanis to be united on issues like providing better health… Continue reading