Jun 14 Watch 25:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 14, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 14, the Pentagon plans to move heavy military equipment to countries near Russia. Later, a look at the foreign workers living in squalid conditions as Qatar prepares to host the World Cup. And, NASA… Continue watching
Jun 14 U.S. military launches airstrike in Libya targeting al-Qaida operative By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military says it launched an airstrike Saturday targeting a mid-level al-Qaida operative in Libya. Continue reading
Jun 14 South Korea's economy takes hit as MERS outbreak persists By Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Hari Sreenivasan The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak currently playing South Korea is believed to be the largest outbreak of the virus that has ever occurred outside of Saudi Arabia, where MERS is thought to have originated. Continue reading
Jun 14 Photos: Cities around the world celebrate LGBT pride By Cathy Zhao As pride parades continue throughout the month of June, the official LGBT Pride Month in the United States, cities across the globe are joining in with events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 25:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 13, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 13, in the first major speech of her presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton lays out her economic message. Later, find out who Western officials believe is sending cash and weapons to the Taliban. And, in… Continue watching
Jun 13 Report: U.S. prepared to store heavy weapons in East Europe By Rialda Zukic The Pentagon is preparing to store battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons for up to 5,000 American troops in several Eastern European and Baltic countries in an effort to prevent possible Russian aggression in Europe, according to… Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 2:56 Is Tehran quietly backing the Taliban? By PBS News Hour In Afghanistan on Saturday, the Taliban attacked police in the southern province of Helmand, killing at least 20 officers and wounding two others. It’s the latest in a series of deadly Taliban attacks there. Now, we’re learning the Taliban may… Continue watching
Jun 13 Deeply personal information exposed in security clearance hack By Ted Bridis and Ken Dilanian, Associated Press Deeply personal information submitted by U.S. intelligence and military personnel for security clearances - mental illnesses, drug and alcohol use, past arrests, bankruptcies and more - is in the hands of hackers linked to China, officials say. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 5:55 Raising visibility for journalists imprisoned by Iran By PBS News Hour Journalist Maziar Bahari was held for months in a Tehran prison after being arrested while on assignment. He's written a memoir of that ordeal, "Then They Came for Me,” plus directed a documentary called "Forced Confessions." Now he's launched a… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 9:29 Why testing an Ebola vaccine isn't so easy By PBS News Hour In Sierra Leone and Liberia, where the Ebola epidemic has been a nightmare, the promise of a vaccine offers hope. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the challenges of conducting experimental drug trials there and the desperate need to find… Continue watching