Dec 11 Watch 10:48 Brennan strikes back at scathing CIA interrogation report By PBS News Hour In a rare news conference, CIA Director John Brennan defended the agency’s record on so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and conceded abuses. While Brennan said that in some cases harsh tactics led to or confirmed important information, he admitted the cause-and-effect… Continue watching
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Dec 11 Police dismantle Hong Kong protest camps By News Desk Hundreds of police in Hong Kong methodically dismantled pro-democracy protest camps in the financial district on Thursday and arrested more than 200 people who tried to stop them. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 6:32 Kurdish deputy prime minister urges U.S. leaders to remain engaged in Iraq By PBS News Hour While Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Baghdad to meet with Iraq's new prime minister, Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani came to Washington in hopes of shoring up support for the fight against the Islamic State. Chief foreign affairs correspondent… Continue watching
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Dec 10 Watch 6:27 Why is there rampant heroin addiction among Myanmar’s jade miners? By PBS News Hour In northern Myanmar, there's an epidemic of heroin addiction and HIV infection among workers who mine for jade. Some believe the government is encouraging the use of drugs as a weapon against their people. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dan Levin… Continue watching
Dec 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi honor ‘forgotten children’ By Larisa Epatko Malala Yousafzai said she was “very proud” to represent her country Pakistan in winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and in being the youngest Nobel recipient at age 17. “Along with that, I’m pretty certain that I’m also the first recipient… Continue reading
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