Jun 15 Watch 7:17 You think you know the story of Stalin until you read about the extraordinary life of his daughter Svetlana By PBS News Hour She was born into a life of privilege amidst terror -- her father the dictator of the Soviet Union. Her story is told in the new biography "Stalin's Daughter: the Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva" by Rosemary Sullivan. Continue watching
Jun 15 Reporting from Cuba, a place frozen in time yet full of potential By Jeffrey Brown Deciding to go to Cuba was the easy part, for all the obvious reasons: the history, the politics, the culture, the place, the fact of it being — the cliché is true — so close and yet so far away. Continue reading
Jun 15 Using the power of radio to end conflict in South Sudan By Larisa Epatko The second season of "Sawa Shabab", a radio drama aimed at helping youth in South Sudan resolve conflicts peacefully, begins this week. In it, “Richard” tries to help his father navigate a neighborhood feud, while “Rose” faces the possibility of… Continue reading
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