Jun 22 U.N. Report: Possible war crimes by Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza battle By News Desk Israel and Palestinian militants committed “serious violations of international humanitarian law” that “may amount to war crimes” during last summer’s battle in the Gaza Strip, a U.N. report released Monday said. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 21, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 21, thousands flock to AME church in Charleston for its first service since a gunman killed nine parishioners last week. Later, will an emergency meeting head off a Greek economic collapse? And, in our… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 2:59 Can Greece be saved from possible economic collapse? By PBS News Hour Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will make his case for financial relief at an emergency Eurozone Summit on Monday. As the June 30 deadline approaches for Greece to make a 1.6 billion Euro debt payment, Tsipras hopes for debt relief… Continue watching
Jun 21 Hackers disrupt Polish airline's computers, grounding 1,400 By Daniel Costa-Roberts Around 1,400 passengers of the Polish airline LOT were grounded at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport Sunday after a cyber attack temporarily disabled the computer systems that the carrier uses to issue flight plans… Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:04 UN report: Global refugee crisis has hit all-time high By PBS News Hour The world refugee crisis appears to be getting worse according to a U.N. report that shows the number of forcibly displaced people to be nearly 60 million -- a 40 percent increase within the past three years alone. Somini Sengupta… Continue watching
Jun 21 Pentagon chief to boost military support for U.S. allies, Baltic nations By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Heading to Europe, Defense Secretary Ash Carter is carrying a strong message of U.S. military support for American allies and Baltic nations to help calm growing concerns about Russian aggression. Continue reading
Jun 21 'I don't know if I love the country': Arab Israelis share their stories By Stephen Fee PBS NewsHour Weekend traveled to Israel to learn more about how Israeli Arabs engage with the political, social and economic landscape. We met three Arab citizens who shared their stories with us. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 8:47 Israeli Arabs join forces in Knesset to change status quo By PBS News Hour Israel has 1.7 million Arab citizens, some 20 percent of the country's population. Yet Arab Israelis hold few leadership positions in the country -- and nearly half of the country's Arab population live in poverty. This spring, Arab Israeli lawmakers… Continue watching
Jun 21 Father's day off? Here's how paternity leave varies for dads across the globe By Andrew Mach, Rialda Zukic Germany allows new parents to take up to 14 months of parental leave on 65 percent of their salary. The U.S. offers no guaranteed paid leave for mothers or fathers. See how countries across the globe compare. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 25:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 20, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 20, new details emerge about suspected Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof. Continue watching