Mar 06 Dalai Lama opens Senate with prayers By Justin Scuiletti The Dalai Lama opened U.S. Senate proceedings with prayers Thursday, marking the first time the Tibetan spiritual leader has performed the traditional prayer that opens each session. Speaking in both Tibetan and English, the Dalai Lama offered several prayers and… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Leading coal producer agrees to pay record fine to clean polluted waters across Appalachia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Covering conflict and corruption, journalists face rising threat of violence and imprisonment By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Protesters, human rights groups demand release of Al-Jazeera journalists on trial in Egypt By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Fishing for data in the radioactive waters off Fukushima By PBS News Hour With help from fisherman and citizen scientists, researchers in Japan and the U.S. are tracking the nucleotides in the ocean creatures who swim in the plume of water tainted with radiation from Fukushima. Their research is part of a long-term… Continue watching
Mar 05 China plans to boost defense spending by 12 percent By Andy Swab The Chinese government announced Wednesday that their defense budget will increase by 12.2 percent, nearly 808 billion yuan, for the 2014 fiscal year. In U.S. dollars, China will be boosting its defense budget from $117 billion to approximately $132 billion,… Continue reading
Mar 05 American anchor quits Russian-funded TV network over Putin coverage By Justin Scuiletti [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55izx6rbCqg] Liz Wahl, an anchor and correspondent for the Russian government-funded television network, RT — formerly known as “Russia Today” — announced her resignation during a live broadcast Wednesday. Wahl, who works for RT’s Washington bureau, said she could not… Continue reading
Mar 05 Pope Francis finds rock star treatment ‘offensive’ By Anya van Wagtendonk For Catholics, Wednesday marks the start of Lent: a time of reflection, atonement, and heightened humility. This year, the festival will overlap with the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ election – and the Catholic leader is unhappy with the… Continue reading
Mar 05 U.S. ‘not at all concerned’ by Japan’s nuclear stockpiles By Jaywon Choe The United States says it has no reason to be concerned by Japan’s stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium, even as China voices strong objections to the nuclear reserve. Responding to questions from reporters, Joseph Macmanus, the U.S. ambassador to the United… Continue reading
Mar 05 Everest climbers must pick up their trash By Colleen Shalby If you’re planning a trek up Mount Everest anytime in the future, be prepared to get you hands dirty. A new Nepali law -- which goes into effect in April -- will require all mountain climbers to bring back nearly… Continue reading