May 13 Watch Former NSA director: Having surveillance tools revealed puts U.S. in greater harm By PBS News Hour Revelations about the surveillance programs operated by the NSA have made Americans wonder how much of their lives is being monitored by the government. Judy Woodruff sits down with retired Gen. Keith Alexander, former director of the National Security Agency,… Continue watching
May 13 Watch U.S. military sends plane to scan for abducted girls in Nigeria By PBS News Hour Nigeria's government confirmed that a "window of negotiation" is open to Boko Haram with respect to the return of hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped from a school in a remote village. Meanwhile the U.S. began manned surveillance flights over the… Continue watching
May 13 Watch News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Turkey killed at least 70 miners, with an unknown number still trapped. In the U.S., two coal miners were killed in West Virginia when the mine… Continue watching
May 13 PHOTO: Monks celebrate ‘Buddha’s birthday’ By News Desk Buddhist monks Tuesday carried jars of holy water during a ceremony in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia. The holy water ceremony is part of the observation of Vesak Day, which is commonly known as "Buddha's birthday" -- observed during the… Continue reading
May 13 Europe’s high court upholds ‘right to be forgotten’ on the Web By Ellen Rolfes The European Union's highest court has ruled against Google, upholding the "right to be forgotten" for Europeans on the Internet. Court of Justice of the European Union's decision means Google and other search engines must now remove links to… Continue reading
May 13 Washington uneasy with India’s expected new leader By Associated Press Indian elections results due Friday provide a chance to repair relations with the U.S. that were strained by the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York in December. But there's a big catch: Washington's uneasy relationship with the man… Continue reading
May 13 Which country shares your parenting values? By Frank Bi, Elizabeth Shell, Vanessa Dennis Not everyone agrees on the best methods for raising kids. Use our interactive to see which country has values to teach children in order closest to yours. Continue reading
May 13 France: Syria launched 14 toxic attacks since October By Lara Jakes, Associated Press France's foreign minister on Tuesday accused the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad of attacking its people with chemical weapons at least 14 times since last October, including as recently as a few weeks ago. Continue reading
May 13 Six Ukrainian troops killed in pro-Russian ambush By Joshua Barajas At least 30 pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian troops Tuesday, killing six soldiers and wounding eight others. Armed with grenade launchers and automatic weapons, the pro-Russia insurgency attacked the troops nearby the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s defense ministry said… Continue reading
May 13 Swiss restaurant fines customers who don’t finish their food By Ellen Rolfes Bountiful buffets can make many people’s eyes too big for their stomachs as they pile too much food onto their plates. For customers at one Swiss restaurant, wasting food is going to cost them. Petrizietta, a restaurant in Losone, Switzerland,… Continue reading