Sep 16 Assad says refugees fleeing Syria because of 'terrorism' By Larisa Epatko Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian media Wednesday that Syrians are fleeing to other countries because of terrorism and that “Western propaganda” is pinning the blame on the Syrian government. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 4:54 Accidental killing of tourists highlights Egypt-U.S. tension over military aid By PBS News Hour On Sunday, 12 tourists were accidentally killed by Egyptian government forces, who mistook the group for Islamist militants and fired on them with an Apache helicopter. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 8:12 Europe was 'ill-prepared' for refugee deluge, says German ambassador to the U.S. By PBS News Hour German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for an emergency summit to deal with the refugee crisis, a day after Europeans ministers failed to reach a deal on resettlement quotas. German Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Wittig joins Gwen Ifill to discuss… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 6:54 Risking journey to Greece, more than 20 migrants drown off Turkey By PBS News Hour A boat filled past capacity with more than 200 migrants and refugees capsized off the Turkish coast, less than two miles from their starting point. Twenty-two people, including some children, drowned. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant was on shore as survivors… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 8:37 News Wrap: Hungary arrests migrants under new laws By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Hungarian government declared a state of crisis as migrants continued to flood its borders but were met with a completed barrier fence. Also, the number of homes consumed by California's Valley fire increased to… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 54:38 PBS NewsHour full episode September 15, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Europe grapples with the refugee crisis as Hungary declares a state of crisis and more refugees die trying to cross by sea. Also: Republicans strategize on how to court women voters, a five-day teachers’ strike comes… Continue watching
Sep 15 Got a joke for the pope? You can win a spot as his 'comedic adviser' By Alison Moore Tickets to next week's Masses with Pope Francis in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., went rapidly, but that doesn’t mean you can’t engage with the pope during his 2015 tour of the United States. You just need to have… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Wildfires scorch hundreds of homes in Northern California By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, two wildfires swept across Northern California, destroying at least 400 homes and killing one. Also, in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters stormed a prison with a car bomb, allowing 355 prisoners to escape. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 5:57 As EU steps up controls, refugees wish for open land borders from Turkey By PBS News Hour Officials from across Europe arrived in Brussels to discuss instituting quotas to distribute 160,000 asylum seekers throughout the continent. Some countries have balked at the plan, while Germany, Austria and Hungary have tightened up their borders. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 8:29 How should EU manage its borders amid the migrant crisis? By PBS News Hour As European governments gather to discuss a plan to set quotas, will the decisions made in Brussels help to ease the migrant crisis? Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives from Ambassador Réka Szemerkényi of Hungary and David Miliband, CEO of the… Continue watching