Jan 01 Watch 5:06 Decoding the mixed signals in Kim Jong Un's New Year speech By PBS News Hour In his annual New Year’s address, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boasted of his country’s nuclear power, while reaching out to South Korea over next month’s Winter Olympic Games. Frank Jannuzi, who took part in the Clinton administration’s talks… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 6:27 In Afghanistan, clearing landmines to save lives By PBS NewsHour Afghanistan is home to the world’s largest landmine removal program, but as special correspondent Jennifer Glasse reports, mine agencies have done little to clear the explosives -- and casualties are mounting. Continue watching
Jan 01 Here's what's notable about the Iran protests By Dan Cooney “These protests are fueled by anger,” NYT Tehran Bureau Chief Thomas Erdbrink said. Continue reading
Dec 31 Ten American tourists, two pilots die in Costa Rica plane crash By Kamala Kelkar Two local pilots and 10 American tourists were killed in Costa Rica on Sunday when a charter plane crashed into a mountain, according to the government officials. Continue reading
Dec 31 Rouhani urges against violence amid anti-government protests By Pavni Mittal In his first speech since anti-establishment protests flared across the country, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said people were free to protest. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 5:29 A record number of journalists are behind bars By PBS News Hour For the second year in a row, the number of journalists who are imprisoned has reached a historic high, according to a report issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists. At a total of 260 people, CPJ’s Editorial Director Elana… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 3:10 How fair are Iraq's rapid-fire trials of ISIS members? By PBS News Hour The U.N. and human rights groups have raised concerns about Iraq’s swift trials of alleged ISIS members, the Washington Post reports. Earlier this month, Iraq declared that major combat against the terrorist group was over, ending three years of territorial… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 4:31 Why young Russians enjoy racing with faulty, Cold War-era cars By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin On the streets of Moscow, young Russians are participating in a highly symbolic race: they’re scooping up Ladas, an old-school emblem of the Cold War era, and racing them against fancier sports cars. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Nick Schifrin talks… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 7:49 Why are hospitals targeted in Syria? 'People lose hope' By PBS News Hour As the war in Syria raged on over the past six years, hospitals and clinics that were supposed to be treated as "neutral parties" became targets that were repeatedly bombed. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the bloody impact of this tactic with… Continue watching