Sep 07 Canadian candidate Jerry Bance out after video shows him urinating into coffee cup By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Toronto businessman Jerry Bance, who had been running for Parliament with Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's party, made the wrong kind of splash and has been dropped by his party after being caught on video urinating in a coffee cup. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 25:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode September 6, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 6, thousands of migrants and refugees are welcomed in Austria and Germany. Later, the latest on the situation on the ground in Syria, where a four-and-a-half year war continues. And, does requiring extra reading… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 4:23 What increased Russian support for Assad could mean for Syria By PBS News Hour As one of the catalysts for the mass migration happening in Europe, Syria's civil war has displaced millions of people. If recent reports that Russia is stepping up support for Syria's Al-Assad are true, Secretary of State Kerry warns things… Continue watching
Sep 06 Pope calls for parishes, Vatican to host migrants in act of solidarity By Carey Reed In his weekly address on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the Vatican would host migrant families fleeing war and hunger, and asked that every religious institution in Europe do the same. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 25:38 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode September 5, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Sept. 5, thousands of migrants are on the move in Europe, as the European Union debates what to do next. Later, how the sordid business of smuggling people across borders has become a growth industry. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 4:46 How are different countries reacting to the migrant crisis? By PBS News Hour This week, a Syrian refugee, now in Sweden, spoke to NewsHour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant about his journey across the Mediterranean sea and leaving his family behind. Brabant, who is covering the surge of migrants into Northern Europe, joins Alison… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 4:14 Behind the dangerous trade of migrant smuggling By PBS News Hour A truck with 71 dead migrants found along an Austrian highway last week called attention to the dangers of smuggling. Washington Post reporter Michael Birnbaum has investigated the migrant smuggling trade and joins Alison Stewart via Skype from Brussels with… Continue watching
Sep 05 Photos: Thousands of migrants reach Austria as European officials call for comprehensive plan By News Desk After days of being held back, at least 6,500 migrants crossed from Hungary into neighboring Austria on Saturday, with several thousand continuing West, hoping to reach Munich, Germany. Continue reading
Sep 05 Japan allows residents to return to town near Fukushima By Carey Reed Residents returned to a town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Saturday, as Japanese government officials celebrated a lift on a four-and-a-half-year evacuation order, deeming the area safe after radiation levels had fallen. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 4:50 Why Guatemalans rose up against government corruption By PBS News Hour On Thursday, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina was forced to resign. By the afternoon, he was in court, accused of taking part in a multi-million dollar bribery operation, and then he spent the night in jail. Judy Woodruff takes a… Continue watching