Nov 24 Watch 7:00 This all-women's college is training Rwanda's future leaders By Fred de Sam Lazaro The first all-female college in Rwanda is making strides in empowering women from all backgrounds to become the nation’s next business leaders, part of an effort to leave behind an image of a violent country, wracked by genocide. At the… Continue watching
Nov 24 Militants bomb mosque in Egypt, killing more than 200 By Larisa Epatko A gun and bomb attack at a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killed at least 235 people and injured dozens during Friday prayers. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 4:27 How a rift between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon could mean trouble for the entire region By PBS News Hour Earlier this month, Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri shocked the region by announcing his resignation. Now back home from Saudi Arabia and his Middle East tour, Hariri says he’s postponing his resignation at the behest of president Michel Aoun. Special… Continue watching
Nov 23 Congressional Russia probes likely to head into 2018 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Some Republicans are hoping lawmakers will soon wrap up investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that have dragged on for most of the year. But with new details in the probe emerging almost daily, that seems… Continue reading
Nov 23 What you need to know about Saudi Arabia's tensions with Lebanon By Jennifer Hijazi The ongoing conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran is the centerpoint of the current crisis, according to some experts. Continue reading
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