Oct 10 How the people of Limerick are battling a spike in suicide By Larisa Epatko Limerick has double the suicide rate than the rest of Ireland. Here's how the community is fighting back. Continue reading
Oct 09 5 overlooked stories that are worth your time By Joshua Barajas, Larisa Epatko, Jennifer Hijazi, Erica R. Hendry The latest on protests in St. Louis, a plague sweeping Madagascar and other stories you may have missed in the rush of news. Continue reading
Oct 09 Russia warns some U.S.-funded media outlets of possible restrictions By Associated Press The move follows the Kremlin's warning that Moscow could respond if Washington restricts the operations of Russian state-funded RT television network and Sputnik news agency in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 09 There has been a surge in arrests of LGBTQ people in Egypt. Here’s why By Michael Boulter Unlike some other countries in the region, homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt. Instead those suspected are often charged with “debauchery” or “promoting sexual deviancy.”… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 9:47 Years after forced adoptions, Canada to pay $600 million to indigenous people By PBS News Hour For a period between the 1960s and 1980s, a Canadian government program forcibly separated indigenous children from their families and put them up for adoption around the world. In a bid to address that injustice, Canada on Friday agreed to… Continue watching
Oct 08 U.S. and Turkey suspend bilateral non-immigrant visa services By Associated Press The U.S. Mission to Turkey says it is suspending non-immigrant visas in Turkey, following the arrest of a consulate employee. Continue reading
Oct 08 Syrian dancers perform show about migration in Berlin By Jona Kallgren, Associated Press A group of Syrian dancers is going on tour across Germany with a show that tells of the plight that made them flee their homeland and of the hopes they have for the future. Continue reading
Oct 07 Losses at Trump’s Scottish resorts doubled last year By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Trump's company attributed the results partly to having shut down its Turnberry resort for half the year while fixing up a course there. Continue reading
Oct 07 Rallies in Barcelona and Madrid call for talks on Catalonia independence By Kamala Kelkar Nearly one week after Spanish police tried to violently shut down Catalonia’s vote to become independent from the country, thousands of people rallied in Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday in a more peaceful show of support and opposition. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 6:08 Activist group aiming to abolish nuclear weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize By PBS News Hour Amid a background of escalating tensions between North Korea and the U.S. over weapons tests, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a small group working to prevent nuclear war. Judy Woodruff learns from John Burroughs of the Lawyers… Continue watching