Feb 15 Obama meets with world leaders to discuss Ukrainian cease-fire By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama spoke Saturday with the leaders of Ukraine and Germany as fighting continued between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine hours before a scheduled cease-fire. Continue reading
Feb 14 Danish police: Three shot at synagogue in new attack in Copenhagen By Andrew Mach Three people were wounded at a shooting near a Copenhagen synagogue early Sunday morning in the second shooting reported in less than 24 hours in the Danish capital city. It was too early to tell whether Sunday's shooting was related… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 14, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 14, a new terror attack in Europe has left one killed and three policemen wounded. In our signature segment, Colorado's legalization of marijuana has angered some of its neighbors and they're suing. Finally, a… Continue watching
Feb 14 Cardinals from Myanmar, Ethiopia among 20 elevated by Pope Francis By Carey Reed Pope Francis reemphasized the need for humility and a sense of justice among Catholic church leaders during a ceremony Saturday to name 20 new cardinals. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 3:36 Why have raids on al-Qaida in Afghanistan intensified? By PBS News Hour American and Afghan commandos have sharply intensified raids against al-Qaida after killing an al-Qaida leader last fall and seizing his computer. Matthew Rosenberg of the New York Times joins Alison Stewart from Washington for more on the recent raids. Continue watching
Feb 14 One killed, three wounded in Charlie Hebdo-style terror attack in Denmark By Andrew Mach One civilian was killed and three policemen were wounded during a free speech public forum at a Copenhagen cafe in an apparent terror attack on Saturday. Danish police said a 40-year-old man was killed and three police officers… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 9:30 Watching Snowden's pivotal moments in 'Citizenfour' By PBS News Hour Filmmaker Laura Poitras captured the moment former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed himself as the source behind a massive document leak of classified surveillance in 2013. Two years later, Snowden’s story is the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary, “Citizenfour.” Jeffrey… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 4:01 Former captive brings news about school girls held by Boko Haram By PBS News Hour The militant group Boko Haram has inflicted widespread terror on the Nigerian population, including the abduction of more than 200 school girls in Chibok last year. For the first time, we hear news of their condition. Jonathan Miller of ITN… Continue watching
Feb 13 GMO apples that won't brown get U.S. approval By Sarah Corapi Take a bite out of this: genetically modified apples that won’t brown when sliced or bruised have been cleared for growing in the United States. Continue reading
Feb 13 At least 20 killed in attack on Shiite gathering in Pakistan By Shehryar Nabi An attack on a Shiite congregation in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday has claimed the lives of at least 20 people and injured more than fifty others. Continue reading