Dec 16 What we know about the school shooting in Pakistan By Larisa Epatko Taliban militants entered an army-run school in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Tuesday morning and shot dozens of students as they tried to flee to safety. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:01 Greenpeace stunt disturbs Peru's treasured archaeological site By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 7:44 Deadly hostage siege in Australia was 'act of a desperate man' By PBS News Hour Australian police stormed a cafe in Sydney where a lone gunman had held several hostages for hours, ending the siege with heavy gunfire. Two hostages were killed, in addition to the suspect. Judy Woodruff learns more from Sydney-based journalist Stuart… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Palestinian officials to push for statehood at UN By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Palestinian officials announced a decision to make a new bid for statehood at the UN Security Council and to try to force Israel to give up the West Bank. Also, more than 3,000 rescuers searched… Continue watching
Dec 15 Denmark stakes claim to oil-rich North Pole By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On Monday, the European nation delivered an official claim to a United Nations council in New York, part of a the race to own the Arctic that includes Norway, Canada and Russia. Continue reading
Dec 15 Australians use #IllRideWithYou to stand in solidarity with Muslims By Colleen Shalby Shortly after Man Haron Monisa -- a Muslim man -- was identified as the suspect who held more than a dozen people hostage in a Sydney cafe Monday, the hashtag #illridewithyou started trending in Australia, and soon elsewhere,… Continue reading
Dec 15 Gunman named as café siege in Sydney ends By Larisa Epatko The man who held more than a dozen people hostage in a café in Sydney is believed to be self-described cleric Man Haron Monis, according to Australian news reports. Continue reading
Dec 14 Hostage situation unfolds at cafe in Sydney By Elisabeth Ponsot Police are responding after at least one gunman reportedly took hostages at a cafe in Sydney on Monday morning. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 25:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 14, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 14, the Senate passes the $1.1 trillion spending bill that will keep the government running in a late night deal. And, in our signature segment, two years after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 4:00 Climate talks in Lima: What did the global community actually agree on? By PBS News Hour For the first time in history, climate change negotiators have come up with a plant to limit greenhouse gas emissions in every single nation. The agreement requires all 196 countries to create a detailed plan within the next six months… Continue watching