Apr 01 Pentagon: No American military deaths in Afghanistan in March By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says there were no U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan in March -- the first zero-fatality month there since January 2007. American casualties in Afghanistan have declined as the number of U.S. forces has grown smaller and… Continue reading
Apr 01 Death toll in Syria’s civil war surpasses 150,000, human rights monitor says By Joshua Barajas More than 150,000 have died during Syria's ongoing civil war, a Britain-based monitor group said Tuesday. Relying on a network of sources on the ground, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 150,344 people, including 51,212 civilians, have died… Continue reading
Apr 01 Ukraine hit with spike in Russian gas prices By Justin Scuiletti The price of gas for Ukraine jumped more than 40 percent Tuesday as Russian natural gas provider Gazprom announced an increase from a deal made with the country in December. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch What’s behind Russia’s spending promises for Crimea By PBS News Hour Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev promised increased money for infrastructure and higher pensions and salaries during a visit to Crimea. Meanwhile, Russia withdrew one battalion from the border region, but Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that the U.S. is… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 8:21 Closing window for action on climate change offers consequences and opportunity By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch News Wrap: Guinean authorities say Ebola outbreak has grown into ‘unprecedented epidemic’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch UN panel warns dire threats of climate change may spin ‘out of control’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 31 UN court orders Japan to stop whaling program By Ariel Min Japan has been ordered to immediately halt whaling off Antarctica, after the United Nations’ International Court of Justice voted on Monday, 12 to 4, against Japan’s JARPA II special permits, which are issued for scientific research. Continue reading
Mar 31 Former Israeli PM convicted in bribery case By Sam Lane Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was convicted Monday on bribery charges. Continue reading
Mar 31 South and North Korea exchange fire across sea borders in Yellow Sea By Ariel Min South Korea fired hundreds of artillery shells at North Korean waters in response to North Korea’s live-fire drills on Monday, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading