Apr 27 Watch 3:22 Traffic-choked road to Nepal earthquake epicenter slows aid By PBS News Hour Since an earthquake struck Nepal Saturday, aid is trickling in at a painfully slow pace to both the capital city of Kathmandu as well as the earthquake’s epicenter five hours east. Dan Rivers of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 7:14 Aftershocks and landslides pose risks after Nepal earthquake By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 4:52 Who silenced Pakistani social activist Sabeen Mahmud? By PBS News Hour Human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud was murdered outside her cafe in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. Her death came shortly after she hosted a talk on the killing and disappearances of political activists in Pakistan. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro,… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Kathmandu overwhelmed by rubble after earthquake By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the death toll in Nepal’s earthquake zone topped 4,000, with more than 6,500 injured after Saturday’s earthquake. The situation for survivors grew dire and thousands fled the ravaged capital as food and water ran out. Continue watching
Apr 27 How to help the victims of Nepal's earthquake disaster By Larisa Epatko On Monday, the devastation from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the heart of Nepal on Saturday was not yet fully known. See what some relief organizations are doing and how you can help. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 7:56 Will Israel's new water technology yield political gain in the arid Middle East? By PBS News Hour Over the past few years in Israel, the country's water shortage has become a surplus. Through a combination of conservation, reuse and desalination, the country now has more water than it needs. And that could translate to political progress for… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 26, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 26th, 2015, devastation in Nepal following a powerful earthquake and aftershocks that killed more than 2,500 people, tensions in Baltimore, Maryland, rise following a day of protests over the death of a young African… Continue watching
Apr 26 Photos: Massive earthquake strikes Nepal By Triana Kalmanoff One day after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged Nepal on Saturday, a series of aftershocks have continued to shake the region, one of which measured 6.6 on the Richter scale. Continue reading
Apr 26 This is how Internet speed and price in the U.S. compares to the rest of the world By Hannah Yi Even though the Internet was invented in the United States, Americans pay the most in the world for broadband access. And it’s not exactly blazing fast. So why are Americans paying more for slower service?… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 2:51 Victims crowd hospitals in Nepal after buildings 'pancaked' by earthquake By PBS News Hour After a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing more than 1,500 people and sparking panic in the streets, residents are suffering through the aftermath. Ellen Barry, the South Asian bureau chief for The New York Times joins Alison Stewart via Skype… Continue watching