Mar 27 Watch 8:14 Turmoil and terrorism breed economic uncertainty for Turkey By PBS News Hour Turkey's tourism outlook has never been so bleak. Increasing terrorism by the Islamic State group and the PKK have driven the country into its worst tourism slump ever, a major sector of the economy. International concerns about political uncertainty, as… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 26, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 26, Venezuela asks for assistance as medical supplies have nearly depleted. Later, Ireland prepares for the financial fallout of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 3:12 Venezuela's hospitals face crisis as meds run low By PBS News Hour On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on state television that he had asked the United Nations for help in addressing the country's shortage of medicine and other goods. The country's hospitals now have less than 5 percent of the… Continue watching
Mar 26 Pentagon: An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike By Thomas Beaumont and Bill Barrow, Associated Press A U.S. counterterrorism airstrike earlier this month in Afghanistan killed an al-Qaida leader responsible for a deadly hotel attack in Islamabad in 2008 and the 2009 attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 8:44 With Brexit looming, Ireland braces for its economic impact By PBS News Hour The International Monetary Fund and other international financial bodies have warned that leaving the European Union could have negative consequences for Britain's economy. As Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to formally withdraw the United Kingdom from the EU, Britain's closest… Continue watching
Mar 26 Family of missing ex-FBI agent files lawsuit against Iran By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The family of a former FBI agent who went missing in Iran a decade ago on an unauthorized CIA assignment has filed a lawsuit against the Islamic Republic. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 25, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 25, assessing the impact of the failed Republican health care bill, and the Trump administration turns its attention to tax reform. Later, famine and fears of genocide in South Sudan as the country's humanitarian… Continue watching
Mar 25 Erdogan: Turkey might hold referendum on EU membership By Cinar Kiper, Associated Press Turkey's president said Saturday the country might pursue a Brexit-like referendum on whether to pursue European Union membership. Continue reading
Mar 25 U.S. acknowledges its forces were behind airstrike on Mosul By Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press An initial review of airstrikes over the past days indicates that the U.S.-led coalition has struck fighters and equipment of the Islamic State group west of the northern city of Mosul. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 9:41 South Sudan faces famine, potential genocide in civil war By PBS News Hour The country of South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011, but two years later, this new nation of 11 million people became embroiled in civil war. The conflict has led to a man-made famine, accusations of mass rape… Continue watching