Apr 20 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Six arrested for conspiring to join Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, six Minnesota men will face trial for allegedly trying to join the Islamic State. The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota said the six had Somali backgrounds and had been conspiring for 10 months. Also, the U.S. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 3:43 EU calls crisis meeting over growing migrant deaths at sea By PBS News Hour The European Union came under intense pressure to address the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean after a vessel carrying migrants sank off the Libyan coast over the weekend, killing nearly everyone on board. So far this year, at least 1,500… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 7:31 UN struggles to combat hunger in world's worst combat zones By PBS News Hour Since South Sudan’s creation four years ago, conflict within the country has left millions displaced or dead. Among the living, 2.5 million need food assistance, and the number could grow to 4 million by the end of the year. Judy… Continue watching
Apr 20 Lelisa Desisa and Caroline Rotich take first place in Boston Marathon By Anna Sillers Two years since the Boston Marathon bombings and just weeks since Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted of the 2013 bombings, more than 30,000 participants kicked off the 119th Boston Marathon Monday morning. Continue reading
Apr 20 U.S. warship heads to Yemeni waters; could block Iran weapons By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen to beef up security and join other American ships that are prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels… Continue reading
Apr 20 In South Sudan's conflict, families at least have names of those killed By Larisa Epatko A small group of activists in South Sudan has taken on the big task of tracking down the names of those killed in a political rivalry that turned deadly. They’ve created a list of those who bore the brunt of… Continue reading
Apr 20 EU struggles for plan to deal with migrants after deadly ship disaster By Marina Lopes An estimated 700 migrants drowned to death after a ship taking them to Europe from Libya capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday night. Rescuers led by the Italian Coast Guard are still searching for bodies and the death count… Continue reading
Apr 20 Could the fix for Afghanistan's opium economy be in your pantry? By Larisa Epatko In the mood for some saffron tea or saffron-infused asparagus salad? Kimberly Jung, a Harvard Business School student and former Army officer, hopes so. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 19th, 2015, the Italian Coast Guard searches for survivors after a fishing boat packed with hundreds of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, American military trainers arrive in Ukraine, prompting an angry response from… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 2:13 U.S. troops are in Ukraine for training and the Kremlin isn't happy about it By PBS News Hour The United States Army announced on Friday that about 300 troops, based in Italy, had arrived in western Ukraine for a six-month training rotation for three battalions of Ukraine’s National Guard. It is the first training mission by American troops… Continue watching