Sep 06 Monsoon flooding kills hundreds across Pakistan and India By Rialda Zukic More than 200 people have died in Pakistan and India after heavy monsoon rains and floods swept through the region, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 5, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we take a look at a tentative deal reached between Ukraine and Russian separatists. Also: the new jobs report doesn't indicate a strong labor market, Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's political news, how… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Shields and Brooks on Ukraine cease-fire, Gov. McDonnell's guilty verdict By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including the Ukrainian cease-fire, ex- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s guilty verdict and the shifting Kansas Senate election. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Will the cease-fire between Ukraine and Russian separatists last? By PBS News Hour From the NATO summit, world leaders expressed their support for the ceasefire between Ukraine and Russian separatists. However, previous peacemaking delays and further violence have given reason for doubt. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Nicholas Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO,… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Ukraine, Russian separatists reach tentative peace deal By PBS News Hour After a series of failed peace talks, Russian-backed separatists and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire in Belarus. Though representatives from both parties stressed the importance of protecting civilians, President Obama expressed skepticism from the NATO summit in Wales. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch News Wrap: Head of African terror group, Al Shabaab is dead By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Friday, the Pentagon confirmed the death of the leader of the African terror group, Al Shabaab. Also, flash floods and landslides have killed at least 116 in eastern Pakistan and Kashmir. And the third American aid… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Obama: U.S. skeptical of Ukraine cease-fire, forms coalition against the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 05 Your cheat sheet to the Scotland independence vote By Sarah McHaney On September 18, Scotland's citizens will go to the polls to answer a really big question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" This question, of course, raises lots of other questions about what a yes vote might mean for the… Continue reading
Sep 05 Obama touts NATO unity on Ukraine cease-fire, Islamic State response By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama said Friday he is encouraged that NATO members universally acknowledge the "significant threat" the Islamic State poses, and that they have to take action. Continue reading
Sep 05 Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels sign cease-fire deal By News Desk Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have signed a cease-fire deal aimed at ending five months of fighting. It was set to begin at 11 a.m. EDT Friday. Continue reading