Dec 17 Watch 7:35 News Wrap: USAID chief announces resignation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, USAID administrator Rajiv Shah announced he’s stepping down hours before the diplomatic deal with Cuba was announced. Shah had overseen the agency’s involvement in secret programs in Cuba. Also, Pakistan mourned and buried victims of… Continue watching
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Dec 17 School attack drives anti-Taliban protests in Pakistan By Larisa Epatko A day after the Taliban in Pakistan brutally attacked a school, protesters raised their voices Wednesday against the extremist violence and held candlelight vigils to show their solidarity. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 14:51 Obama: U.S. to establish ‘new course’ with Cuba, end isolation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 17 Obama’s plan to open relations with Cuba in 13 points By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. is making historic changes in its dealings with Cuba, because decades of U.S. isolation of the communist nation have had little effect. Continue reading
Dec 17 U.S. international aid head to step down By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development says he will step down from the post in February. Continue reading
Dec 17 Cuba releases U.S. prisoner Alan Gross By Julie Pace, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American Alan Gross has been released from a Cuban prison after five years, as part of an agreement that also includes the release of three Cubans jailed in the United States, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 8:46 Getting ‘to zero’ in the fight against Ebola By PBS News Hour This year’s Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 6,800 people, according to the World Health Organization. “If you leave a single case untreated and then if you let that transmission continue, it could explode again,” Dr. Jim… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:29 Does economic turbulence hurt Putin’s power? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 2:12 Sanctions, cheap oil take toll on Russia’s struggling currency – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching