Jan 01 Top Egypt court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists By Ruth Tam After appealing the charge of spreading false news and conspiring with Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, three Al-Jazeera journalists who have been jailed for more than a year are getting a retrial. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 5:26 Dozens of detainees released in 2014, but goal of closing Guantanamo still far off By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: Search for AirAsia victims hindered by weather By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the first two bodies recovered from the crash of AirAsia flight 8501 landed in Surabaya, Indonesia, but efforts to continue searching for more victims were delayed by strong winds and heavy rains. Also, in Afghanistan,… Continue watching
Dec 31 35 killed, 42 injured in Shanghai stampede at New Year’s event By Joshua Barajas At least 35 people were killed and another 42 injured during a New Year's celebration in Shanghai, local media reported. Continue reading
Dec 31 What’s it take to build a business in China? By Larisa Epatko China's new tech-driven economy has opened opportunities for entrepreneurs. But they still face some hurdles when starting a business. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 8:24 U.S. diplomat: No illusions about Cuba’s willingness to allow freedoms By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: Protests erupt in Moscow over Navalny conviction By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin erupted in Moscow after leading activist Alexei Navalny was convicted of fraud. Also, the UN Security Council voted against a resolution offered by Palestinians to end Israeli control in… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 7:41 Ebola, Ferguson and Derek Jeter make high schoolers’ #MyZeitgeist videos By PBS News Hour A contest sponsored by PBS Newshour Extra and Google asked students to create a digital mash-up looking back at 2014. Judy Woodruff talks with three high schoolers who entered the #MyZeitgeist competition about deciding what events made their year-in-review videos… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 3:17 Will AirAsia crash lead to better tracking systems? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 2:41 Search teams find victims, mangled metal of AirAsia plane – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching