May 09 Watch Government forces launch urban offensive in Eastern Ukraine ahead of referendum vote By PBS News Hour More than 20 people were killed in fighting in the Ukrainian town of Mariupol, just before a secession referendum over the weekend. Meanwhile, Russian President Putin made his first trip to the city of Sevastopol since the annexation of Crimea. Continue watching
May 09 Watch Will Eastern Ukrainians turn out for this weekend’s secession referendum? By PBS News Hour Scores of Ukrainian soldiers made their way through the streets of Mariupol with armored personnel carriers as part of an ongoing operation to evict the pro-Russian militias that have taken over government buildings in Eastern Ukraine. For a closer look,… Continue watching
May 09 Watch News Wrap: South Sudan president, rebel leader agree to ceasefire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the president of South Sudan and the rebel leader agreed to a ceasefire during a meeting in Ethiopia. The two men agreed a transitional government offers the best chance for new elections. Also, Ford issued… Continue watching
May 09 Watch How rescuing the abducted Nigerian girls became an international cause By PBS News Hour Nearly a month since the Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a village in Nigeria and made off with more than 300 girls, that country’s government and military have been criticized for failing to do more. Amnesty International has reported that… Continue watching
May 09 ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ photos on Twitter are not of missing Nigerians By Colleen Shalby The photos portray girls in Guinea-Bissau -- more than 1,000 miles away from Nigeria -- who are completely unrelated to more than 200 girls that Boko Haram kidnapped. Continue reading
May 09 Fighting erupts in Mariupol amid Victory Day celebrations By Jordan Vesey Fighting broke out in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine, between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. The violence erupted Friday when pro-Russian separatists attempted to seize police headquarters in Mariupol, an important industrial town of 500,000 on the Sea of Azov,… Continue reading
May 08 Watch News Wrap: Huge underground bomb in Syria destroys hotel used as base by regime troops By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 08 Watch Nigeria’s president vows to find missing girls despite disheartening possibilities By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 08 Watch ‘Slow progress’ for U.S. on addressing terror insurgencies in Africa By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 08 Worker dies at construction site for World Cup By Sam Lane The man received an electric shock while working on the Arena Pantanal in the city of Cuiaba, according to the Associated Press. He died a half hour later from cardiorespiratory arrest. Continue reading