Jun 09 Paris bridge can't handle weight of love (locks) By Colleen Shalby In 2008, a tradition popped up in France among lovebirds. Couples began linking padlocks to the Pont des Arts--a footbridge in Paris--as a symbol for their love, forever throwing away the key into the river Seines. But on Sunday night,… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch Kidnapped girls still missing as Boko Haram continues spread of violence By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 08 Gunmen storm Karachi's Jinnah International Airport By Kayla Ruble At least five were killed in an attack at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport that began late Sunday night. Continue reading
Jun 08 Pope Francis holds Middle East peace prayer summit By Kayla Ruble Pope Francis hosted the presidents of Israel and Palestine to the Vatican for a prayer summit on Sunday evening in a move meant to inspire a renewed interests in peace talks from both sides. Continue reading
Jun 08 Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is sworn in as Egypt's new president By Kayla Ruble Egypt’s new president and former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was sworn into office on Sunday following last week’s elections -- the second free elections in the country’s history. Continue reading
Jun 08 Bergdahl describes being tortured, confined by Taliban captors By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has told people treating him at an American military medical facility in Germany that he was tortured, beaten and held in a cage by his Taliban captors in Afghanistan after he tried to escape, a senior… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch U.S. policy in Syria focuses on humanitarian crisis By PBS News Hour Presidential elections were held in Syria on Tuesday, with President Bashar al-Assad taking nearly 90 percent of the vote. Is the U.S. 'behind the curve' in its handling of the conflict? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Liz Sly, the Beirut bureau… Continue watching
Jun 07 U.S. reassembles team for upcoming talks with Tehran By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The U.S. is reassembling key members of the diplomatic team that held secret negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, leading to a breakthrough agreement, and sending them to Geneva for direct talks with representatives from Tehran in hopes of… Continue reading
Jun 07 Photos: Six months after typhoon's devastation, recovery eludes Tacloban By News Desk Six months after Typhoon Haiyan killed more than 6,000 people in the Philippines, NewsHour Weekend traveled to one of the hardest hit parts of the country, Tacloban, to report on how the recovery effort has progressed. Continue reading