Feb 13 On World Radio Day, how one woman in South Sudan found her voice on air By Larisa Epatko When Hellen Samuel first became a radio journalist in South Sudan in the mid-1980s, it wasn’t easy. She's now encouraging women to get involved. "When you are determined, nothing will deter you from your dreams."… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 6:31 Why is Iran holding a U.S. journalist? By PBS News Hour With a court ruling that two Al Jazeera journalists who were imprisoned in Egypt for more than a year will be released on bail, Judy Woodruff looks at a new survey of press freedom and abuses around the world. Chief… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Greece agrees to bailout talks with EU officials By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the new Greek government agreed to discuss a compromise with creditors on its international bailout. Also, the Senate voted 93 to 5 to confirm Ashton Carter as the next secretary of defense, succeeding Chuck Hagel. Continue watching
Feb 12 Award-winning photo captures effects of homophobia in Russia By Ariel Min The World Press Photo of 2014, selected today, shares an intimate embrace between a gay couple in a dark room in Russia, captured by Danish photographer Mads Nissen. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 2:31 Minsk deal offers 'glimmer of hope' amid major obstacles for Ukraine, Russia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 Level of plastic waste in the ocean higher than previously thought By Anna Sillers About 8 million metric tons of plastic waste makes its way into the oceans each year, according to a study published today by a group of scientists at the UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S. files case against China over subsidizing export industry By Shehryar Nabi The United States is filing a case against China at the World Trade Organization over allegations that the country is illegally subsidizing various industries catered to the export market, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The case,… Continue reading
Feb 12 In world's poorest slums, landfills and polluted rivers become a child's playground By Ariel Min Children living among rubbish and human waste are especially susceptible to diarrheal diseases and pneumonia, the top killers of children under 5 worldwide. In this photo essay from Reuters, photographers capture “playgrounds” built among landfills and junkyards, and children swimming… Continue reading
Feb 12 Egyptian court grants bail to Al Jazeera journalists By Joshua Barajas An Egyptian court has freed two detained Al Jazeera journalists on bail after a retrial overturned a previous verdict that had found them guilty of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamic group. Continue reading