Oct 15 Global deal reached to limit powerful greenhouse gases By Bradley Klapper and Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press Nearly 200 nations have reached a deal to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 5:30 This cancer survivor wants to stop kids in the Philippines from lighting up By PBS News Hour As smoking rates have fallen in the U.S. and Europe, tobacco companies have focused their advertising elsewhere, especially Asia. In the Philippines, 25 percent of the population smokes, and cigarettes are a leading cause of death. But one former smoker… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 13, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump pushes back against a flurry of sexual assault allegations. Also: Millions of displaced Nigerians face the threat of starvation, what ISIS is doing in light of major losses in Iraq and Syria, one business… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch If ISIS falls, where will its fighters flee? By PBS News Hour If the Islamic State group is driven out of Iraq and Syria, where will the remaining militants go? William Brangham learns more about the current state of the militant group from Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times and Peter… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 6:31 News Wrap: U.S. strikes back at Houthi rebels in Yemen By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. launched missiles at three targets along Yemen's Red Sea coast, retaliatory strikes against rebels in Yemen who fired at American ships earlier this week. Also, the King of Thailand, the world's longest-reigning monarch,… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 5:38 Massive rates of malnutrition plague war-torn areas of Nigeria By PBS News Hour There's a larger and more far-reaching menace than Boko Haram in parts of Nigeria: Aid groups are warning of a coming famine. John Yang talks to Kevin Sieff of The Washington Post. Continue watching
Oct 13 Boko Haram releases 21 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Some 197 are still missing By Harry Zahn The girls’ release was the result of negotiations between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government, Nigeria said. Continue reading
Oct 13 Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at age 88 By News Desk Thailand's long-time monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died Thursday at age 88 after an extended period of failing health. Continue reading
Oct 13 American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature By Larisa Epatko He’s gotten a presidential honor and performed for a pope. Now musician Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 54:26 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 11, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we explore the must-win races for both presidential candidates as they turn to a handful of key battleground states. Also: Samsung stops production of its Galaxy 7 smartphone, fallout from the hacking of Clinton campaign emails,… Continue watching