Jan 21 British inquiry: Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko poisoning By News Desk A British inquiry found that Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably” signed off on the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in London. Continue reading
Jan 21 Updated: U.S. announces plan for new visa rules for some Europeans By Alicia A. Caldwell, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is easing new visa requirements for certain European travelers who have visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan in the last five years, a move certain to anger some in Congress who pushed for new travel… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 2:53 Remembering Leila Alaoui, photographer who crossed borders By PBS News Hour When al-Qaida militants attacked a hotel in Burkina Faso, killing 30, one of the victims was an Amnesty International worker and photographer named Leila Alaoui. Aida Alami, a close friend, talked to the NewsHour from Alaoui's funeral. Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 7:21 News Wrap: Militants make deadly attack on Pakistan university By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, four Islamist militants snuck into Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan and started shooting, killing at least 18 students and two teachers before being cornered and killed by soldiers. Also, scientists at NASA and NOAA… Continue watching
Jan 20 2015 hottest year in recorded history By Joshua Barajas The calculations are in, and 2015 was the warmest year on record, ever since data collection on the planet’s surface land and ocean temperatures began in 1880, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 20 Attack on school in Pakistan leaves at least 20 dead By News Desk Taliban gunmen burst into Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and engaging in an hours-long gun battle with the military and police. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 53:12 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court will hear the case against President Obama’s executive action allowing 4 million undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. Also: U.S. Envoy Brett McGurk reflects on the prisoner exchange with Iran, China’s economy… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 10:55 U.S. envoy: Seeing Americans freed from Iran 'overwhelming' By PBS News Hour For 14 months, a team of American officials met in secret with Iranian negotiators to work out an agreement releasing prisoners held by both countries. Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk sits down with Judy Woodruff to tell the inside story… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: Iraqis killed at 'staggering' rate since rise of ISIS, says UN By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, 18,000 Iraqis have died from violence between the start of 2014 and last October, according to a U.N. report. Also, Reuters reported that three Americans who disappeared in Baghdad were kidnapped by a Shiite militia. Continue watching
Jan 19 Washington Post releases first video of Jason Rezaian after his release from Iran By Erik Andersen The Washington Post published Tuesday the first video of Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian after his release from Iranian custody. The video, filmed at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, shows Rezaian laughing with his wife Yeganeh Salehi. Continue reading