Feb 17 Carnival parade accident in Haiti kills at least 20 By News Desk A high-voltage cable that fell on a parade float in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday caused a stampede that killed at least 20 people on the second day of Carnival celebrations. Continue reading
Feb 17 Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine despite truce By Larisa Epatko A ceasefire imposed Saturday night on Ukrainian and Russian-backed separatists was largely holding Tuesday, except in the strategic railway town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 7:42 Islamic State exploits the chaos of civil war in Libya By PBS News Hour The murder of Egyptian Christian hostages by the Islamic State in Libya raises the alarm that the militant group is expanding from its territory in Syria and Iraq. Gwen Ifill talks to Frederic Wehrey of the Carnegie Endowment for International… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: Danish police arrest two for aiding gunman By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, authorities in Copenhagen arrested two men they believe helped the shooter who carried out the worst terror attack in Denmark in decades. Also, fighting broke out between Ukrainian troops and Russian-back separatists a day after… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 2:30 Egypt launches airstrikes at Islamic State in Libya after Christian killings By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 25:18 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 15, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday Feb. 15, Danish police kill the terrorist who went on a rampage in Copenhagen Saturday. We have a report from the scene. The White House intervenes to try and limit the economic damage caused by… Continue watching
Feb 15 HSBC publishes apology for tax dodge scandal By Daniel Costa-Roberts Britain’s largest bank, HSBC, published a full-page apology letter in several U.K. newspapers Sunday, following allegations that the company’s Swiss private banking arm helped clients dodge taxes and conceal millions of dollars of assets. Continue reading
Feb 15 (Some) quiet on the eastern front as Ukraine's cease-fire goes into effect By News Desk The cannonade ceased and guns fell suddenly silent across eastern Ukraine at midnight Saturday as a cease-fire between government forces and pro-Russian rebels took effect. As of Sunday afternoon, the truce held in much of the country, but rebels had… Continue reading
Feb 15 Denmark on 'high-alert' after police kill gunman behind double terror attack By Andrew Mach The Danish Prime Minister said the country was still on "high-alert" on Sunday after police in Copenhagen shot and killed a 22-year-old man they believe was responsible for the double terror attack at a cafe and synagogue on Saturday and… Continue reading
Feb 15 Islamic State releases video purporting to show beheadings of 21 Egyptians By Andrew Mach The Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show the beheading of a group of 21 Egyptians captured in Libya. Continue reading