Feb 04 Watch Afghanistan’s Karzai reportedly engaged in secret peace talks with Taliban By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Scotland becomes latest country to legalize marriage equality By Joshua Barajas Scotland legalized marriage equality on Tuesday. The first same-sex weddings are to take place this fall. Continue reading
Feb 03 Spain considers strict abortion law amid protests By Bridget Bowman A Guttmacher Institute report released Monday showed the U.S. abortion rate reached its lowest level in 40 years . The abortion rate in Spain also recently fell following a 2010 law that allowed abortions until the 14th week of… Continue reading
Feb 03 76 percent of Europeans think corruption is widespread in their country By Ruth Tam Public perception of corruption has reached new heights in Europe, according toa new poll by the European Commission. In Europe, “three quarters of responders (76 percent) think that corruption is widespread in their own country,” read the accompanying report. Continue reading
Feb 03 Villages in southern China ring in Chinese New Year with horse fighting By Zachary Treu In several small villages throughout the southern regions of China, a grisly 500-year-old tradition kicked off the New Year last week. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch Market turmoil overseas causes concern for Wall Street By PBS News Hour After the Dow saw its worst performance in more than a year and a half in January, concerns are rising about turmoil in overseas markets. How are the problems in emerging markets linked to the stock market in the United… Continue watching
Feb 02 What we’re watching Sunday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Sochi to Syria. Continue reading
Feb 01 What we’re watching Saturday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Bangkok to New Orleans. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Syria talks end without clear progress or assurance of an encore By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Who’s to blame for failed Syrian peace talks, and what’s next? By PBS News Hour Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma join Jeffrey Brown to discuss their reactions to the first round of Syrian peace talks, the delays for the Assad regime in… Continue watching