Dec 29 Obama won’t rule out U.S. embassy in Iran By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — While President Barack Obama hasn't ruled out the possibility of reopening a U.S. Embassy in Iran, Republicans say the Senate will vote within weeks on a bill to impose more sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program. Continue reading
Dec 29 First Ebola case confirmed in Scotland By Joshua Barajas A healthcare worker, who was returning from Sierra Leone after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, tested positive for the disease, Scottish officials confirmed Monday. It is the country’s first confirmed Ebola patient. Continue reading
Dec 29 Gmail and Google Search access blocked in China By Joshua Barajas Google’s email service appears to have been blocked by the Chinese government, renewing censorship concerns and further stressing an already contentious relationship between the Internet giant and China. The recent clampdown has also prevented access for third-party email clients, such… Continue reading
Dec 29 Indonesia asks for U.S. help in search or missing plane By Associated Press The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta received a diplomatic note from Indonesian officials on Monday asking for assistance finding the plane. State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke says the U.S. is identifying how best to help, but that it will take some… Continue reading
Dec 29 Al Jazeera journalists mark one year in Egyptian jail By Justin Scuiletti Monday marked one year since the arrests of three Al Jazeera journalists in Cairo. Continue reading
Dec 29 Missing AirAsia plane likely at ‘bottom of the sea’ By Elisabeth Ponsot Authorities in Indonesia have halted the search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 as night fell on Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 25:21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 28, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 28, a commercial airliner carrying 162 people vanishes in Southeast Asia -- we'll have the latest on the search. Later, as the holiday shopping season draws to a close, how did retailers across the… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 2:22 What we know (and don’t) about the missing AirAsia jetliner By PBS News Hour As of Monday morning in Asia, the search for a missing AirAsia jetliner which disappeared carrying 162 people is resuming. The Airbus vanished from radar screens about 40 minutes after taking off from Indonesia en route to Singapore on Sunday. Continue watching
Dec 28 NATO marks end of combat mission in Afghanistan By Carey Reed The event was kept a secret until just before it began for fear of an insurgent attack. Continue reading
Dec 28 AirAsia plane missing over Java Sea, 162 on board By Hari Sreenivasan An AirAsia flight with 162 aboard lost contact with ground controllers over the Java Sea between Surabaya, Indonesia, and the plane’s intended destination, Singapore, the airline said Sunday. Continue reading