May 12 Watch How does the separatist referendum affect Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch As Ukrainian separatists cheer referendum, EU punishes Russia with more sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch Will Nigeria’s government acknowledge Boko Haram’s prisoner exchange proposal? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch Boko Haram releases video of missing girls, seeking trade for prisoners By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch News Wrap: Wyoming and Colorado buried in snow after late spring storm By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 U.S. team assembles to aid search for Nigerian girls By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. team that is in Nigeria assisting the government in its search for nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls is made up of nearly 30 people drawn from the State and Defense departments, as well as the FBI, the… Continue reading
May 12 World’s largest display of democracy wraps in India By Jordan Vesey With 814 million eligible voters, the election is thought to be the largest in the world, with voting taking place in stages over a six week period. Results are expected on May 16, and Election Commissions officials have… Continue reading
May 12 After voting for self-rule, pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk ask to join Russia By Ellen Rolfes Weeks before the May 25 elections in Ukraine, residents of Donetsk and Luhansk regions voted for self-rule, independent of the Ukrainian government. Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk reported Monday that 90 percent of voters in Sunday’s referendum voted in favor of… Continue reading
May 11 Watch Voters in Eastern Ukraine cast ballots in contested referendum By PBS News Hour Early indications are that voters in Eastern Ukraine have overwhelmingly approved a measure that could potentially lead to their secession from the country. For the latest, Philip Shishkin of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Donetsk via Skype. Continue watching
May 10 Watch Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls face serious risks By PBS News Hour The Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the extremist group Boko Haram face serious risks including malaria-carrying mosquitoes, unsafe drinking water and poisonous snakes. That’s according to Michelle Faul of the Associated Press, who spoke with Hari Sreenivasan from Lagos, Nigeria about… Continue watching