Nov 02 Watch 2:37 News Wrap: Suspect in custody, Des Moines authorities seek motive in police killings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, investigators around Des Moines, Iowa, are seeking a motive in the ambush killings of two policemen. Also, South African President Jacob Zuma faced increasing public pressure to step down, after a state watchdog report found… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 8:08 Turkey silences more journalists in latest post-coup crackdown By PBS News Hour Turkey's main opposition newspaper is the latest target of a Turkish government purge. Some 170 news outlets have been shuttered since July, just one facet of a crackdown on anyone suspected to support an Islamic cleric accused of fomenting a… Continue watching
Nov 02 Breast cancer deaths might double by 2030, reports say By Alison Thoet Cancer deaths among women are expected to climb 60 percent globally by 2030, based on estimates released Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 3:53 On the road to Mosul, retreating ISIS fighters aren't going quietly By PBS News Hour Two weeks into their offensive, Iraqi troops crossed the city limits of Mosul, the last Islamic State stronghold in Iraq. Special correspondent Christopher Livesay filed this report as troops moved in, civilians fled and the Islamic State fighters showed they… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Pakistani opposition leader backs away from protest call against Sharif By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the opposition leader in Pakistan, Imran Khan, backed off from his call for mass protests in Islamabad. The demonstrations were meant to lock down the capital and force the prime minister to resign. Also, the… Continue watching
Nov 01 Pope Francis says Catholic ban on female priests likely to last forever By Justin Scuiletti In a follow-up question, a reporter asked: “But forever, forever? Never, never?”… Continue reading
Nov 01 Women fleeing Boko Haram abused by forces meant to protect them, report finds By Alison Thoet The Nigerian president has ordered police and state leaders to investigate claims that government officials and soldiers raped and assaulted refugees fleeing the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 53:45 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 31, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, it’s the last full week of the presidential race and the FBI director has earned both criticism and praise for his handling of the Clinton email case. We look at how that’s playing out on the… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: Iraqi forces fight their way into Mosul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Iraqi troops advanced on the city of Mosul after seizing the last village held by the Islamic State on the edge of the city, two weeks after the offensive began. Also, Lebanon finally has a… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 9:39 Can Colombia rework its FARC deal without jeopardizing peace? By PBS News Hour Colombia was on the verge of ending one of the most violent civil wars in Latin America just slightly more than a month ago, when the deal was narrowly rejected by a voter referendum. President Juan Manuel Santos now faces… Continue watching