Nov 20 Watch 10:22 News Wrap: Journalist Charlie Rose taken off the air after report of sexual misconduct By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, The Washington Post reported that eight women have come forward accusing veteran PBS journalist Charlie Rose of sexual misconduct -- one of several new allegations against high-profile figures. Also, Nebraska regulators gave the green light… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 5:08 Failure to form government weakens Merkel. What’s next for Germany? By PBS News Hour Germany, long the backbone of European stability, descended into political crisis on Monday as after talks to form a coalition government failed and Chancellor Angela Merkel called for new elections. John Yang talks to Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia… Continue watching
Nov 20 WATCH: Tillerson says terrorism designation way to ‘turn pressure up’ on North Korea By Associated Press Rex Tillerson says the message to leader Kim Jong Un is that “this is only going to get worse until you’re ready to come and talk.”… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 3:10 After ouster from his own party, Zimbabwe president refuses to resign By PBS News Hour In an unexpected move, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe did not resign Sunday, five days after the army ordered his house arrest and hours after being sacked as party leader. The 93-year-old Mugabe gave a televised speech where he acknowledged “criticism”… Continue watching
Nov 19 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe could face impeachment after refusing to resign By Kamala Kelkar Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who has led the country since its independence from Britain in 1980, refused to resign on Sunday despite a military coup and his party’s threat to impeach him in Parliament. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 10:11 Decades later, Bosnia still struggling with the aftermath of war By PBS News Hour This week, the United Nations war crimes tribunal will deliver a verdict in the trial of a former general accused of ethnic cleansing during the former Yugoslavia’s civil war. Twenty-two years after the war, residents of Bosnia continue to struggle… Continue watching
Nov 19 Turkey bans all LGBTI events in Ankara, citing security By Associated Press Turkish officials have banned all events by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights groups in the country's capital. Continue reading
Nov 18 Lebanese prime minister visits France, says he will return home By Kamala Kelkar Two weeks after disappearing to Saudi Arabia and resigning, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in France on Saturday, announcing he will return home, though failing to quash speculation that he’s under the Saudi government’s control. Continue reading
Nov 17 Trump delays new policy on importing elephants killed by sport hunters By Donna Cassata, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's delaying a new policy allowing the body parts of African elephants shot for sport to be imported until he can review "all conservation facts."… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 2:53 News Wrap: Florida Democratic official resigns after allegations of improper behavior toward women By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the chairman of Florida’s Democratic Party, Stephen Bittel, stepped down after allegations of improper behavior toward six women, including party staffers and consultants, who say he made suggestive comments and leered at them. Also, Jaime… Continue watching