May 06 Watch 3:26 Cameron and Miliband in tight race as UK voters flock to smaller parties By PBS News Hour Britons will vote on Thursday in the country's first general election in five years. But opinion polls suggest neither of the two largest parties -- Conservative and Labour -- will win a majority of seats. And for either side, forming… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 5:11 Why the UK elections matter to the United States By PBS News Hour Why are Britain’s voters and political parties so divided ahead of Thursday’s election? And what’s at stake for that country and for the U.S.? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dan Balz of The Washington Post, reporting from London. Continue watching
May 06 How smugglers move black market ivory on Craigslist By P. J. Tobia Experts say the African elephant could be extinct within a decade. Between 2010 and 2012 alone, 100,000 African elephants were poached -- killed for their tusks. That's a dead elephant every 15 minutes, much faster than the animals can reproduce. Continue reading
May 06 Oxford English Dictionary could soon include gender-neutral title 'Mx' By Corinne Segal The Oxford English Dictionary is considering adding “Mx.” to its next edition as a gender-neutral alternative to “Mr.,” “Ms.” and “Mrs.”… Continue reading
May 06 Germanwings co-pilot tested descent settings on previous flight By Joshua Barajas Cockpit data revealed that the Germanwings co-pilot, who crashed Flight 9525 into the French Alps on March 24, may have rehearsed a controlled descent on a previous flight the same day, French investigators said in an interim report Wednesday. Continue reading
May 06 Kerry hopes to win pause in Yemen war as he heads to talks By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press DJIBOUTI — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hopes to secure a pause in Yemen's war as he prepared for talks in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, citing increased shortages of food, fuel and medicine that are adding to a… Continue reading
May 06 What you need to know about Britain's election By Larisa Epatko Every five years, Britons elect members of Parliament. But after this year's vote on Thursday, the results of the new government might not be known for days. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Meet two Holy Land tour guides who bridge the Israeli-Palestinian divide By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 05 Watch 4:22 Was the Islamic State group really behind the attack in Texas? By PBS News Hour Was the Islamic State group behind an attack on a drawing contest in Texas as it claims? Judy Woodruff talks to former Deputy National Security Advisor Juan Zarate about how terror groups like IS try to inspire others into homegrown… Continue watching