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
Oct 31 Colombia's president: I'm 'trying to unite the country' after rejected peace vote By News Desk Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos tells the PBS NewsHour, "I went out and recognized the result" after voters rejected a peace deal with FARC rebels, "which is what any president and any citizen should do." Watch more on tonight's PBS… Continue reading
Oct 31 One in seven of world's children breathe toxic air, UNICEF reports By Ryan Connelly Holmes Using satellite imagery, the children’s aid organization determined that 300 million children worldwide breathe air six times more polluted than the World Health Organization’s recommended limit. Continue reading
Oct 31 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Clinton's emails By Joshua Barajas My fellow Americans, Election Day is about a week away. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for for Sunday, Oct. 30, the FBI’s announcement to review more emails related to Hillary Clinton looms less than two weeks ahead of Election Day. Later, presidential candidates are after the votes of Florida’s most diverse block:… Continue watching
Oct 30 Baghdad bombs kill 17 as Iraq fights to regain Mosul from ISIS By Kamala Kelkar A battle to reclaim the city of Mosul from the Islamic State may be one of the toughest since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, according to news reports. Continue reading