Oct 07 Russia and Syria should face war crimes investigation, Kerry says By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press He says Russia and Syria owe the world "more than an explanation" about why they keep hitting hospitals and women and children. Continue reading
Oct 07 Colombian president gets this year's Nobel Peace Prize By Larisa Epatko Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to forge an agreement with FARC rebels to end the country’s 52-year civil war. Just last Sunday, Colombians rejected that landmark deal, sending it back to… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Syrian, Russian forces scales back airstrikes in Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Syria’s military and its Russian allies scaled back airstrikes on Aleppo, but President Bashar al-Assad vowed to recapture all of the city. Also, lawmakers in Pakistan vowed to enact harsher penalties for so-called “honor killings,”… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:39 The Paris accord won't halt climate change, but it's a step By PBS News Hour The international climate agreement is set to take effect next month, after the European Parliament ratified it earlier this week. Hillary Clinton supports the Paris accord but Donald Trump says if elected, he would withdraw from it. Judy Woodruff speaks… Continue watching
Oct 06 UN sets limit to reduce airline carbon emissions by 2.5 billion tons By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United Nations' aviation arm overwhelmingly ratified an agreement Thursday to control global warming emissions from international airline flights, the first international climate-change pact to set limits on a single industry. The agreement, adopted at the International Civil… Continue reading
Oct 06 Hurricane Matthew takes aim at southeastern U.S. By News Desk Hurricane Matthew is taking aim at the southeastern United States after the storm swept the Bahamas with 125 mile-per-hour winds, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 15:13 What's next for U.S. involvement in Syria? By PBS News Hour The French government announced on Wednesday a renewed push for a Syrian cease-fire, following the end of a U.S.-Russia deal. As Washington grapples with what to do next, a humanitarian catastrophe mounts in Aleppo. For more on the conflict, Judy… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 53:59 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 5, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Hurricane Matthew barrels toward Florida after leaving behind destruction and death in Cuba. Also: Racial bias and the death penalty at the Supreme Court, controversial Iraqi militias join forces to fight ISIS, the fate of Syria… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: Obama praises Paris climate agreement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama praised the Paris climate agreement, set to take effect next month, as “the best possible shot to save the one planet that we’ve got.” Also, the United Nations Security Council agreed that Antonio… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 7:33 The controversial force joining the fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour Militia groups, made up mostly of Shia fighters and often backed by Iran, have become instrumental in the charge to drive the Islamic State from Iraq. But their battlefield presence makes them a controversial force -- many militia members are… Continue watching