Jan 27 Watch As Sochi security tightens, bloody conflict continues in nearby Dagestan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch As U.S.-Afghan relations hit new barrier, what options exist for security deal? By Gwen Ifill, PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch News Wrap: Rescue teams search for missing victims of deadly Quebec fire By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Pussy Riot author Masha Gessen on politics of Sochi games By News Desk Jeffrey Brown talks to Masha Gessen in an extended online conversation about the politics of the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics. Gessen discusses Putin’s campaign to clean up his human rights image while at the same time barring Russian citizens who… Continue reading
Jan 27 New historic account chronicles Blackbeard’s bloody final stand By Sarah Sheffer Among the pirates who have scoured the seven seas, Blackbeard stands as history’s most notorious. Said to have captured two ships more than twice the size of his own, Blackbeard’s conquests have been told and retold for nearly three centuries,… Continue reading
Jan 27 Ukrainian president says he will scrap anti-protest law By News Desk MORE: Ukrainian president says he has agreed to scrap harsh anti-protest legislation: http://t.co/JOX0Zpczgc — The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2014… Continue reading
Jan 27 What if China, Syria, North Korea, Iran and Egypt had to give a State of the Union? By Larisa Epatko The U.S Constitution requires the president to "give to Congress information of the State of the Union." But what would such a speech look like in nations where there is no such requirement, if the government was in disarray, or… Continue reading
Jan 27 Natural gas pipeline bursts in Canada, leaving thousands without heat By News Desk A natural gas pipeline explosion in Manitoba, Canada around midnight CST Saturday has left nearly 4,000 without heat in Canada and shortages in the United States as temperatures continue to drop below freezing. Continue reading
Jan 27 In Philippines, workers toil among hazards in compressor mining By Richard C. Paddock SANTA MILAGROSA, Philippines -- Brian Mullaton is 13 years old and makes his living by diving into deep, muddy holes. Continue reading