Jul 04 Watch Resentment and rumor builds against health workers trying to contain Ebola outbreak By PBS News Hour The latest Ebola outbreak in West Africa is now the largest and deadliest outbreak ever. And unlike outbreaks of the past, it is affecting both rural and urban areas. Jeffrey Brown talks to Laurie Garrett of the Council on Foreign… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Palestinians clash with Israeli forces at funeral of slain teenager By PBS News Hour Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from East Jerusalem on the funeral of a murdered Palestinian teenager, Mohammad Abu Khdair, where hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli police. Family members say the victim was slain in retribution for the… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi government reports gains against ISIL By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Iraqi government troops recaptured the village of Awja — birthplace of Saddam Hussein — and made headway in reclaiming Iraq’s largest oil refinery in Beiji. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to defeat the militants,… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Could ISIL’s recent uprisings be an impetus for al-Qaida bomb threats? By PBS News Hour American officials are warning that al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Syria are trying to make bombs that current security measures won’t detect. In response, the Department of Homeland Security is calling for tighter airport security. For a closer look at… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 53:21 Thursday, July 3, 2014 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, good jobs news from June with a strong hiring report and a dip in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent. Also: increased airport security and screening, the backlash against Common Core education standards, consumerism in rural… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch A reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Veteran war correspondent and ABC News producer Mike Boettcher and his son Carlos spent time over the course of two years with various Army and Marine Corps units as they went out on patrol and fought the Taliban. In addition… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch Consumerism stirs age-old beauty biases in rural Bangladesh By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch News Wrap: Gen. Dempsey plays down prospects for major U.S. action in Iraq By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 03 Uneasy alliance in Bangladesh reveals complex social issues By Fred de Sam Lazaro A partnership with multinational corporations in Bangladesh reveals the complex social issues that underlie poverty and compromises anti-poverty activists must make to achieve growth and self-sustainability. Continue reading
Jul 03 In an attempt to lure tourists, North Korea to reopen some domestic flights By Ariel Min The isolated country is planning on reopening domestic flights for the first time in years to western visitors, local officials and business travelers in a bid to boost international tourism, The Guardian says. Continue reading