Apr 07 Watch Why Afghans felt their vote for president mattered in 2014 By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill for a closer look at the historic 2014 presidential election in Afghanistan, including the role of Afghan security forces in keeping polling safe, rumors of voting fraud, whether the United States favors… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Lack of election violence, high voter turnout in Afghanistan is ‘fantastic slap’ to Taliban By PBS News Hour Despite the escalation of deadly strikes in the lead up to the election in Afghanistan, long lines formed at polling places in Kabul and ballots came by the truckload from far reaches of the country. As officials continue their hand-count… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Kiev faces ‘critical choice’ of action as pro-Russian protesters call for referendum in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour Should the Ukrainian government attempt to move in on pro-Russian protesters who have occupied government buildings in three eastern cities, or do nothing and avoid provoking Russian forces? Judy Woodruff talks to David Herszenhorn of The New York Times in… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Ukrainian government warns new protests in Eastern Ukraine signal Russian attempt to destabilize its neighbor By PBS News Hour Echoing recent events in Crimea, protesters in three Russian-speaking Ukrainian cities stormed government buildings and called for a referendum to join Russia. Ukraine’s prime minister says Moscow is responsible for the new unrest, while Secretary of State John Kerry warned… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch News Wrap: Flight 370 search follows promising pings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, there were cautious hopes of finding the missing Flight 370 aircraft when a ship picked up pings during its trawl of the southern Indian Ocean. Also, Oscar Pistorius took the stand to testify in his… Continue watching
Apr 07 Rwanda marks 20th anniversary of genocide By Simone Pathe Thousands of Rwandans filled the Amahoro Stadium in the capital city of Kigali Monday for a memorial service to mark the 20th anniversary of the genocide, in which Hutu extremists killed nearly a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 100… Continue reading
Apr 07 Giant art installation in Pakistan recasts drone attack targets as more than ‘bug splats’ By Justin Scuiletti An oversized poster of a child covers a field in Pakistan’s Kyhber Pukhtoonkhwa province -- a frequent target of U.S. drone strikes. The art is the first piece in a collective project from artists from the United States, Pakistan… Continue reading
Apr 07 World Cup may bring viral epidemic to Brazil By Justin Scuiletti The World Cup may bring a lot more than soccer to South America in June -- a viral epidemic may be traveling with it. Continue reading
Apr 07 U.S. warns Russia not to intervene in eastern Ukraine By Associated Press White House spokesman Jay Carney says there's strong evidence that some pro-Russian protesters who have taken over government buildings in eastern Ukraine were paid, and not local residents. He says escalation in Ukraine is the result of increased Russian pressure. Continue reading
Apr 07 Australians get ‘promising lead’ in search for missing Malaysian plane By Ellen Rolfes Many hope that this could be the missing black box from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished on March 7. Officials leading the search for the missing aircraft have cautiously called this a "most promising lead."… Continue reading