May 07 Watch 10:44 Senators explain why Congress should have its say on Iran deal By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 Watch 6:13 Destruction of Nepal's temples puts spiritual culture at risk By PBS News Hour Since a massive earthquake struck last month, Nepal has been overwhelmed by the unfolding humanitarian crisis, as well as a culture crisis. Home to a rich heritage of art and architecture, the mountainous, remote country has suffered significant damage to… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: U.S., Saudi Arabia call for five-day Yemen cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared with the Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh to call for a five-day cease-fire in fighting in Yemen. Kerry said it would allow aid to reach millions of civilians. Also,… Continue watching
May 07 Emma Sky's remarkable rise in Iraq, in a virtually all-male sea of military men By Margaret Warner British Middle East scholar Emma Sky was an early opponent of the Iraq invasion but nonetheless volunteered to work for the U.S. and British-led Coalition Provisional Authority to stand up a post-Saddam government. She took clothes for 3 months --… Continue reading
May 07 Watch 3:24 Author Emma Sky on the fateful mistakes made after the Iraq invasion By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 Twitter chat: Are you benefiting from modern day slavery? By Nora Daly Twenty-one million people are currently victims of modern day slavery. And most Americans use or consume products produced by slave labor--everything from pet food to sushi to cell phone parts--on a daily basis. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 4:02 Why U.S. rules aren't stopping illegal ivory trade at home By PBS News Hour Much of the money made from the illegal global ivory trade funds global terrorism and criminal networks. Judy Woodruff talks to the NewsHour’s P.J. Tobia about illicit ivory sales in the U.S. and how hard it is to regulate. Continue watching
May 06 Watch 3:26 Cameron and Miliband in tight race as UK voters flock to smaller parties By PBS News Hour Britons will vote on Thursday in the country's first general election in five years. But opinion polls suggest neither of the two largest parties -- Conservative and Labour -- will win a majority of seats. And for either side, forming… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 5:11 Why the UK elections matter to the United States By PBS News Hour Why are Britain’s voters and political parties so divided ahead of Thursday’s election? And what’s at stake for that country and for the U.S.? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dan Balz of The Washington Post, reporting from London. Continue watching