May 13 Saudi Arabia says oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. issued a new warning to sailors and the United Arab Emirates' regional allies condemning Sunday's incident that targeted at least four ships. Continue reading
May 13 Filipinos cast vote in elections crucial to Duterte By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The midterm elections are a showdown between President Rodrigo Duterte's allies and opposition candidates fighting for checks and balances of the leader. Continue reading
May 13 South Africa to appeal Semenya testosterone case By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South Africa said two of the three judges who heard the Caster Semenya case were "conflicted."… Continue reading
May 13 Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks' Assange By David Keyton, Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Swedish prosecutors are seeking Julian Assange's extradition after he has served his 50-week prison term in Britain for jumping bail. Continue reading
May 12 The Daily Show's Desi Lydic goes 'Abroad' exploring gender equality By Pavni Mittal, Laura Fong, Michael D. Regan To explore gender equality, Desi Lydic, a correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, traveled to Iceland, Namibia and Spain for her new special ‘Desi Lydic: Abroad,’ which airs on Comedy Central on Monday. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 4:00 Rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran Tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated over the Trump administration’s economic sanctions and Tehran’s threat of stepped-up uranium enrichment. This week, the U.S. sent aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf. Suzanne Maloney, deputy director of the foreign policy program… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 6:01 The fight to save an Italian forest prized by Stradivari By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone Perhaps no instruments are more sought after than those crafted by Antonio Stradivari, who died nearly 300 years ago. While a catastrophic storm recently wiped out a million trees in the forest where he found his prized lumber, modern instrument-makers… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 10:17 Venezuelans fleeing crisis are seeking asylum in Texas By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Thousands of Venezuelan immigrants have entered the U.S. in recent years, fleeing political and economic crises. Many have settled in and around the city of Houston, Texas, which is already home to a large Venezuelan-American community. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano… Continue watching
May 12 India's election approaches 7th, final week of voting By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Indians voted Sunday in the next-to-last round of a six-week-long national election marked by a highly acrimonious campaign that has seen Prime Minister Narendra Modi blame opposition party chief Rahul Gandhi’s family for the country’s ills. Continue reading
May 12 Why tariff war threatens Beijing's global economic ambitions By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The United States is a vital customer and source of technology for Chinese makers of electronics, medical equipment and other high-tech exports — industries that the ruling Communist Party sees as the heart of its economic future. Yet to the… Continue reading