Jul 15 Watch News Wrap: Suicide bombing blasts market in eastern Afghanistan, kills at least 89 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a suicide car bombing exploded in a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 89 people and wounding scores more. No one claimed responsibility for the attack and the Taliban put out a statement… Continue watching
Jul 15 Kerry on Iran negotiations: 'Still have more work to do' By Lara Jakes, George Jahn, Associated Press WASHINGTON — World powers and Iran still face significant gaps in their negotiations to curb Tehran's nuclear program, foreign ministers said Tuesday while forging ahead with efforts to secure a deal that could finally bridge a decades-long diplomatic chasm between… Continue reading
Jul 15 Celebrating 8 years of Twitter with 8 superlative tweets By Nora Daly Today is the anniversary of Twitter’s public launch. To celebrate this anniversary we've rounded up eight Twitter superlatives. Here are a few of the tweets (and accounts) that we felt earned a title in this past year. Continue reading
Jul 15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa worsens as death toll tops 600 By Joshua Barajas The WHO said that 85 new cases and 69 deaths were reported between July 8-12, indicating a "high level of transmission" of the hemorrhagic fever across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. WHO anticipates the virus will spread to… Continue reading
Jul 15 Major gaps remain in nuclear negotiations with Iran, Kerry warns By George Jahn, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Kerry, who joined the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany on the weekend to add diplomatic muscle to the talks, said the negotiations would continue until at least Sunday. In the meantime, he said, he would consult with President… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 52:46 Monday, July 14, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Citigroup agreed to pay a record fine for selling risky mortgage securities. Also: Hamas launched a drone in the midst of chaos in the Middle East, fighting flares along the Russia-Ukraine border, British comedian John Oliver… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Former U.S. special envoy on why Israel and the Palestinians have to abandon the 'status quo' By PBS News Hour Martin Indyk, former U.S. special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, joins chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss what it will take to end the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, the potential for a ground invasion and why both… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch World Cup is an accomplishment for Brazil, despite losses and costs By PBS News Hour While Germany celebrated it 1-0 win over Argentina in the final game of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil faced its loss and the high cost of hosting. Judy Woodruff talks to Tommy Smyth of ESPN and Matthew Futterman of The… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Fighting flares as Ukraine blames Russia for downed military plane By PBS News Hour Kiev blamed the Russians for shooting down a Ukrainian military plane, while Moscow accused Ukraine of killing a man on the Russian side of the border. Judy Woodruff talks to Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times about the plane… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Israel shoots down Hamas drone amid continued violence By PBS News Hour Hamas launched a drone aircraft over Israel’s southern coastline today, claiming that the launch demonstrates the group’s growing power. Meanwhile, three Israeli Jews, including two minors, confessed to abducting and burning a Palestinian boy alive — an apparent revenge for… Continue watching