Nov 23 Britain cries foul as EU nixes its Capital of Culture bid By Jill Lawless, Associated Press LONDON — U.K. politicians expressed dismay Thursday after the European Union booted Britain out of the contest to become European Capital of Culture because of Brexit. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 11:33 Putin says the end of the Syrian civil war is in sight. Is he right? By PBS News Hour Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the end of Syria’s civil war was in sight as he hosted Iran’s Hassan Rouhani and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Sochi Summit, a meeting that didn’t include the U.S. As Syrian opposition members… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 5:01 Former Bosnian Serb general Mladić convicted of genocide, war crimes for ethnic cleansing campaign By PBS News Hour Former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladić was convicted today on 10 counts of genocide and other war crimes committed during an ethnic cleansing campaign helped lead from 1992 to 1995 in the former Yugoslavia. A UN tribunal sentenced Mladić to… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 5:45 In remote Kenyan villages, solar startups bring light By Fred de Sam Lazaro Some 1.3 billion people around the globe don’t have access to an electric grid. But solar startup companies say harnessing an abundant resource -- the sun -- can light up some of the world’s most remote areas. In this Kenyan… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 9:20 In Mosul, ISIS’ youngest recruits still face brutality and an uncertain future By Marcia Biggs Mosul may be liberated from ISIS, but the group’s brutal rule is still felt by the city’s youngest citizens. Thousands of children came of age under ISIS control, and many were recruited to fight, kill and die for the Islamic… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 4:35 How nutmeg made its way from 15th-century infamy to the Thanksgiving table By PBS News Hour Now a Thanksgiving staple, nutmeg used to be worth its weight in gold. The spice, originally grown only on the island of Banda Rhun, was so attractive to the Dutch East India Company that it traded its ownership of land… Continue watching
Nov 22 What’s being done to help the Rohingya? By Layla Quran U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state "constitutes ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya." We asked experts take a look at what’s being done to address the situation, and what’s next. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 2:47 Zimbabwe celebrates a rebirth as Mugabe gives in to resignation pressure By PBS News Hour In Zimbabwe, it's as if a 37-year shadow has been lifted. Robert Mugabe, the leader who once liberated his country from white minority rule, is no longer their president after a titanic battle of wills and a military intervention. John… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Suicide bomber blasts Nigerian mosque By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, at least 50 are dead after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Nigeria. Also, the U.S. military said it killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants in a recent airstrike in Somalia… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 7:07 The future of Zimbabwe without Mugabe By PBS News Hour How did the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe shape Zimbabwe? From early high hopes to current economic turmoil, Judy Woodruff discusses the evolution of the country under his leadership -- and what comes next -- with former U.S. Ambassador to… Continue watching