Apr 23 Six takes on the Palestinian unity deal By Larisa Epatko Rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah agreed Wednesday to create a unity government within five weeks, which could help Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas politically at home but could throw up yet another roadblock in the Mideast… Continue reading
Apr 23 South Sudan: Too many bodies to count By News Desk Since December, violent fighting between the president's forces and rebel groups in South Sudan has led to an estimated 1 million people driven from their homes. Continue reading
Apr 23 In Ukraine, priests and soldiers By News Desk An Orthodox priest walks past a barricade outside the security service regional building in Slavyansk, Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 23 Mourners grieve as divers slowly continue to retrieve South Korean ferry wreck victims By Ellen Rolfes Thousands of mourners gathered in Ansan, South Korea, Wednesday to pay respects at a temporary memorial in to the victims of the ferry disaster of one week ago. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Why can't the Nigerian government crack down on Boko Haram? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch News Wrap: Hundreds of South Sudanese civilians murdered in ethnic slaughter By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, hundreds of people in South Sudan have been killed in what the United Nations is calling ethnic slaughter. Rebels from the ethnic Nuer group seized the city of Bentiu last week and murdered people who… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Biden urges Russia to live up to Geneva agreement on Ukraine By PBS News Hour In a show of solidarity with Ukraine’s embattled interim government, Vice President Biden issued a warning to Russia to follow the agreement struck in Geneva to diffuse tensions. Meanwhile, pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine continued to defy the accord, and… Continue watching
Apr 22 Why does Boko Haram kidnap girls in Nigeria? By Larisa Epatko A week ago, Islamic militants known as Boko Haram abducted more than 200 girls from a school in northeastern Nigeria. Dozens were able to escape into the night and return home, but many more remain captured. Continue reading
Apr 22 World Cup trophy returns to Brazil ahead of tournament By Justin Scuiletti The World Cup trophy was officially presented in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday, returning to Brazil after a voyage across 89 countries in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup. The trophy will now embark on a tour across Brazil. Continue reading
Apr 22 Death toll from South Korean ferry disaster surpasses 100 By Talia Mindich Confirmed fatalities from the South Korean ferry Sewol have reached 104, officials said Tuesday, with nearly 200 still missing. Since divers found a way to enter the ferry, which sunk off the coast of South Korea April 16,… Continue reading