Dec 14 Watch 6:45 Italian olive trees are withering from this deadly bacteria By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson The Salento region in southern Italy is synonymous with its renowned olive groves, some of which are thousands of years old. But a deadly bacteria, which causes trees to wither, is threatening a critical part of Salento's livelihood and very… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 13, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: What the Paris climate change deal means for the United States, trying to contain ISIS by attempting to broker peace in Libya, and one American city at the center of the debate over how to treat… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 4:00 What does the landmark climate change accord mean for the U.S.? By PBS News Hour Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York Michael Levi joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the climate change summit deal reached in Paris. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 3:29 World powers seek unity government in Libya to deter Islamic State By PBS News Hour Governments from Europe, Africa and the Middle East are calling for all sides in Libya's four-year civil war to agree to a ceasefire. Delegations from 17 countries discussed a UN plan to create a national unity government within 40 days. Continue watching
Dec 13 Swedish authorities may be allowed to question WikiLeaks founder By Michael D. Regan Ecuador and Sweden have singed an agreement to allow authorities to question Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2010. The 44-year-old has denied the charges and has been staying in Ecuador's London embassy for… Continue reading
Dec 13 Saudi Arabian women elected to local councils after historic election By Michael D. Regan Nine female candidates were elected to Saudi Arabian municipal councils and thousands of women voted in elections this weekend for the first time in the country's history, Saudi officials said. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 12, 2015 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: A pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions warming the planet is adopted at the Paris climate conference, Denmark leads the way toward energy independence with wind power, and a conversation with a top Justice Department official… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 10:07 Justice Department official: ISIS 'crowdsourced' terrorism by exploiting social media By PBS News Hour Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin stands at the helm of the U.S government's fight against two growing international problems, terrorism and hacking, overseeing criminal cases brought against ISIS supporters and those involving the hacking of private companies… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 10:00 To run completely on clean energy, Denmark harnesses wind power By PBS News Hour In Denmark, officials have taken strides to minimize the effects of climate change by converting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. Over the next 35 years, the country aspires to become the first nation… Continue watching
Dec 12 Report: More than 800 Afghan civilians killed or wounded during Taliban siege By Michael D. Regan At least 289 people were killed and 559 injured as the Taliban attacked the city in northern Afghanistan during a two-week period, according to a United Nations report. Many were killed by small arms fire and explosives and during a… Continue reading