Jan 24 Watch 1:54 Viewers respond to report about euthanasia in Belgium By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments about a recent NewsHour Weekend segment on Beligum's euthanasia law, the least restrictive law governing physician-assisted suicide in the world. Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 3:50 After hostage execution, Japan devotes 'all efforts' to rescue second from ISIS By PBS News Hour After the recent reported execution of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State, the clock is ticking yet again to rescue another Japanese hostage still being held in Syria. Hajime Ozaki, the New York bureau chief at Kyodo News Agency,… Continue watching
Jan 24 Obama says terror group has killed Japanese hostage By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls "the brutal murder" of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 24, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 24, ISIS reportedly executes a Japanese prisoner it was holding in Syria. Later, unrest in Yemen deals a blow to American counter-terrorism efforts in the region. And, in our signature segment, a look at… Continue watching
Jan 24 Obama cuts India trip short to pay respects in Saudi Arabia By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India and visit Saudi Arabia to pay respects after the death of King Abdullah, U.S. and Indian officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 24 Photos: Dog sled derby mushes through Czech Republic By News Desk Each year, racers from all over Europe arrive at the village of Destne in the Orlicke mountains in Czech Republic to take part in the Sedivackuv Long dog sled race. Continue reading
Jan 24 Japanese hostage reportedly executed in Syria By Andrew Mach Japanese officials condemned the apparent execution of Haruna Yukawa, a 42-year-old unemployed widower who went to Syria in July and was captured the next month. Continue reading
Jan 24 Cuba for the first-time visitor is both charming and complicated By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Although hundreds of thousands of Cuban-Americans make the trip each year and the intrepid traveler always finds a way in, the U.S. embargo has blocked countless more from visiting a country just 90 miles south of Florida. But President Barack… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 3:56 Why Europe and the U.S. have a lot riding on Greek elections By PBS News Hour The results of upcoming elections in Greece could be critical to all of Europe, potentially setting up a showdown between a leftist Greek government and the German-led E.U. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with former U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns about the state… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 9:34 Will regional turmoil encourage stability inside Saudi Arabia? By PBS News Hour Former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta join Judy Woodruff to discuss the many regional crises at play as Saudi Arabia moves to new leadership. Continue watching