Dec 09 Venezuelan opposition wins supermajority in National Assembly By Ross Sylvestri Election officials in Venezuela confirmed Tuesday evening that a coalition of opposition parties won two-thirds of the seats in the country’s National Assembly following elections last Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 09 Time champions German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its Person of the Year By Larisa Epatko Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel its Person of the Year on Wednesday, calling her “Chancellor of the Free World” in an article that traced her success back to her upbringing in East Germany. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 11:00 Are politics of fear driving anti-Muslim sentiment? By PBS News Hour The threat of attacks at home can drive divisive and dangerous rhetoric. How do we keep our fear in check? Gwen Ifill explores that question with Ronald Brownstein of The Atlantic, Dalia Mogahed of the Institute for Social Policy and… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 8:19 The number of foreign recruits to the Islamic State is booming, but not in the U.S. By PBS News Hour As U.S. officials worry about attacks inspired by the Islamic State group, a new report says the number of foreign fighters traveling to Iraq and Syria has increased dramatically in the past year. Judy Woodruff learns more from Richard Barrett… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:18 Politicians grapple with how to fend off terror threats By PBS News Hour In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings, the question of how to respond to terror is dominating Congress and the presidential race. The House reviewed the visa waiver program, and Democrats called for greater gun control measures. Meanwhile, lawmakers… Continue watching
Dec 08 VIDEO: Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict launch Holy Year By Larisa Epatko Pope Francis opened the Jubilee of Mercy, a special holy year for Catholics, on Tuesday by speaking of God’s mercy toward sinners. Continue reading
Dec 08 Column: We are the last generations able to stop climate change By Rachel Kyte What we need from Paris is an agreement that includes all countries and leaves no one behind. This means that it should be clear in its ambition, sending the strongest signal possible to all economic decision makers that we are… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch How an environmental group is trying to clean up China's pollution problem By PBS News Hour China, the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, has paid a great environmental price for becoming the world's factory. But experts say there is growing political will in Beijing to tackle the crisis. Special correspondent Fred de Sam… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Climate deal negotiators move into critical phase By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, negotiators on a global climate deal began the second and final week of the UN conference in Paris. A draft agreement was released over the weekend, which left all of the critical disputes unresolved. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 8:00 Assessing Obama's speech and strategy on fighting terrorism By PBS News Hour President Obama set out in an address from the Oval Office on Sunday to reassure Americans about the fight against the Islamic State militant group abroad and protection from terrorism at home. Is the plan enough to keep Americans safe?… Continue watching