Dec 12 Many Japanese voters are confused about Sunday's snap election By Tik Root Mr. Abe announced the snap elections last month in the wake of data showing that Japan’s economy had slipped into a recession for the first time since the global financial collapse in 2008. The drop is largely being attributed to… Continue reading
Dec 12 CIA medics monitored brutal interrogation tactics By Stephen Braun, Associated Press WASHINGTON — From the early stages of the CIA's coercive interrogations of terror detainees, the agency's health professionals were intimately involved. Front-line medics and psychologists monitored and advised on abusive tactics, even as they sometimes complained about the ethical dilemmas… Continue reading
Dec 12 U.S. sends mixed message to backsliding Myanmar By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Human rights advocates and some lawmakers say the United States is sending the wrong signal by opening the door for broader engagement with Myanmar’s widely criticized military just weeks after President Barack Obama assured opposition leader Aung San… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 7:38 Peru's indigenous people call for protections against environmental threats By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 10:48 Brennan strikes back at scathing CIA interrogation report By PBS News Hour In a rare news conference, CIA Director John Brennan defended the agency’s record on so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and conceded abuses. While Brennan said that in some cases harsh tactics led to or confirmed important information, he admitted the cause-and-effect… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Police clear Hong Kong pro-democracy protest site By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 11 Police dismantle Hong Kong protest camps By News Desk Hundreds of police in Hong Kong methodically dismantled pro-democracy protest camps in the financial district on Thursday and arrested more than 200 people who tried to stop them. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 6:32 Kurdish deputy prime minister urges U.S. leaders to remain engaged in Iraq By PBS News Hour While Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Baghdad to meet with Iraq's new prime minister, Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani came to Washington in hopes of shoring up support for the fight against the Islamic State. Chief foreign affairs correspondent… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 3:02 Report on CIA interrogations draws criticism from around the world - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 8:01 Is torture effective for gathering intelligence? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching