Jan 22 Syria peace talks open with angry exchanges By News Desk Secretary of State John Kerry testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on December 10, 2013. Kerry stated Wednesday during talks that there was “no way possible” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could remain in power. Photo by T.J. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Why the Sochi Olympics may be a prime terror target By PBS News Hour Security pressures for the upcoming Olympics are high, due to the bloody history of its location. Sochi was the site of a massacre 150 years ago, bringing fresh symbolism to insurgents wishing to avenge more recent bloodshed. For more, Hari… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Russia hunts for ‘black widow’ suspects ahead of Sochi games By PBS News Hour In Sochi, Russia, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, images of three women were posted around the city. Known as "black widows," the suspects are believed to be potential suicide bombers, intent on attacking the games. Hari Sreenivasan looks… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch As diplomats ready for Syrian talks, what unites organizers Russia and U.S.? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 21 Ukrainian government sends warning to protesters via text message By Ruth Tam Protesters have been storming the streets in Kiev since December in response to Ukrainian President Viktor F. Yanukovich declining an economic deal with the European Union. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Lifting Filipinos out of poverty by growing social entrepreneurship at home By Justin Scuiletti Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Iran absence, Syrian detainee torture photos complicate peace talk diplomacy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: Northeast braces for major snowstorm By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a winter storm along the East Coast shuttered government offices and disrupted flight schedules, as New York and other cities prepared for at least a foot of snow. Also, a car bomb in Lebanon targeted… Continue watching
Jan 21 Building enterprises and self-esteem at the Philippines’ Enchanted Farm By Fred de Sam Lazaro ANGAT, Philippines -- To Antonio "Tony" Meloto, migration is both culprit and symptom of the entrenched poverty in the Philippines. It is a poverty of self-esteem as much as anything material, he adds. Continue reading
Jan 21 Jamaican bobsled team raises $30,000 in Dogecoin for trip to Sochi By Zachary Treu Jamaica's national bobsled team qualified for this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, 12 years after their last berth and 26 years after the Calgary games that inspired the 1993 film "Cool Runnings." The problem: according to pilot Winston Watts, as… Continue reading