Apr 20 North Korea suspends nuclear and long-range missile tests, plans to close nuclear test site By Associated Press The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the suspension of nuclear and ICBM tests went into effect Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 20 Avicii, Swedish DJ and producer of electronic dance music, dies at 28 By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on U.S. pop radio, died Friday. Continue reading
Apr 20 Israeli fire in new Gaza border protest kills 4 Palestinians By Fares Akram, Karin Laub, Associated Press Israeli soldiers firing Friday from across a border fence killed four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, and wounded more than 150, health officials said, as several thousands of people in blockaded Gaza staged a fourth round of weekly protests on… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Kim Jong Un may be willing to drop key condition In the news wrap Thursday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that Kim Jong Un is open to ridding Korea of all nuclear weapons without insisting U.S. troops withdraw first. Also, the U.S. State Department charged it has "credible information"… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 6:38 After the Castros, what do Cubans want from this new era? By PBS News Hour Thursday marked the end of the Castro era, but not its legacy. The late Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul controlled Cuba for nearly 60 years. How do Cubans feel as 57-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel takes control as the new… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 8:09 In India, this group helps turn wasteland into greener pastures By Fred de Sam Lazaro Most rural Indian parents dream of an education and job in the city for their children, rather than a life spent farming. But with a growing migration to cities, there is concern India might not be able to produce enough… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 4:04 Pompeo mum on Kim Jong Un meeting amid confirmation process CIA director and secretary of state-designate Mike Pompeo met secretly with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend, President Trump confirmed on Wednesday. At his recent confirmation hearing, Pompeo spoke hopefully about the upcoming Trump-Kim summit, never mentioning… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: International inspectors again denied access to suspected chemical attack site By PBS News Hour In the news wrap Wednesday, a visit by international inspectors to the Syrian town of Douma, site of a suspected chemical attack, was called off Tuesday after a UN security team faced gunfire there. Also, Iran put its military might… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 7:08 North Korea willing to discuss dismantling nuclear program, says Trump official By PBS News Hour There’s no doubt that President Trump and Kim Jong Un intend to meet, said Victoria Coates, special assistant to the president, who noted that the tone coming out of North Korea is making the Trump administration “very hopeful.” Coates joins… Continue watching
Apr 18 WATCH: Trump says he hopes North Korea meeting is successful, but will ‘respectfully leave’ or cancel if it’s not By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president said at a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida on Wednesday that he hopes to see the day when the two Koreas can live together in "safety, prosperity and peace."… Continue reading