Aug 26 Immigrant women allege abuse, poor care at U.S. detention centers By P. J. Tobia Thousands of the child migrants and refugees that came to the U.S. from Central America last year are still in long-term holding facilities. Now, 1,400 immigrant mothers and their children are being held in three facilities, two in Texas, near… Continue reading
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Aug 25 Watch 4:52 What new Turkish elections mean for the fight against extremism By PBS News Hour New parliamentary elections will be held in Turkey later this fall. Since President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party lost its majority in June, efforts to produce a coalition government have failed. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 5:40 What's driving the global glut of oil By PBS News Hour A year ago, crude oil was trading at more than $100 a barrel. Now, the price of oil is down more than 60 percent from its peak. Gwen Ifill speaks to The Wall Street Journal’s Russell Gold to understand the… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: China's great economic fall burns investors By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, market panic continued for a third day in China, despite an effort by the Central Bank to boost the economy by cutting interest rates. Also, the head of the IAEA promised that its checks of… Continue watching
Aug 25 Photos: 'You Stink' campaign decries more than garbage buildup in Beirut By Larisa Epatko Lebanese protesters clashed with police over the weekend, fed up with the government’s inability to collect trash over the past few weeks. But the protests turned to mocking when security forces erected a concrete wall around government buildings in Beirut. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 6:01 Thousands of migrants journey through Macedonia, Serbia en route to Europe By PBS News Hour In Europe, it's the summer of mass migration. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News follows along as thousands of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa travel by train from Macedonia to Serbia, hoping to eventually reach Germany and… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 9:18 Why China sent the global markets spiraling By PBS News Hour A stunning sell-off in China rippled across Europe and triggered a frenzy on Wall Street. At the closing bell, American traders cheered, glad that the day was over. Judy Woodruff discusses the recent global market volatility with David Lampton of… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: North and South Korea pull back from conflict By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, after three days of high-level talks, North Korea expressed regret for a land mine blast that injured two South Korean soldiers. In return, South Korea said it would halt propaganda broadcasts near the border. Also,… Continue watching
Aug 24 North and South Korea come to agreement By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins According to The Associated Press, South and North Korea have come to an agreement to defuse the stand-off at their border. Continue reading