Mar 16 Watch Crimea votes in favor of joining Russia By PBS News Hour Defying international protests that called the process illegitimate, Crimea today went ahead with a referendum and voted overwhelmingly to join Russia. What was it like at the polls today? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch New details on missing plane emerge, shifting investigation's direction By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Tensions Rise in Eastern Ukraine After a Series of Rallies By PBS News Hour The spotlight focused on Crimea Sunday as the region voted whether or not to secede from Ukraine. Other parts of Ukraine caught in the crisis with Russia also showed growing signs of volatility. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Frontline’s James Jones… Continue watching
Mar 16 U.S. warns Russia on moves near east, south Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- With the Crimea referendum an apparent foregone conclusion and U.S. and European sanctions on Russia imminent, the Obama administration shifted its sites Sunday to stopping Russian military advances near eastern and southern Ukraine that could further… Continue reading
Mar 16 Investigators looking into onboard crew and ground staff for clues in missing plane search By Kayla Ruble Nine days into the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, investigators have refocused their efforts on looking into the backgrounds of the pilots, crew and ground staff for clues about why someone deliberately flew the plane off course. Continue reading
Mar 16 NewsHour reporters document the voting process in Crimea By News Desk PBS NewsHour producer Morgan Till is documenting his journey with chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner across Ukraine on Twitter. Today they are watching as voters throughout the Crimean Peninsula post ballots on a local referendum to decide whether the region… Continue reading
Mar 16 White House urges Putin to back down in Crimea By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House says that if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't back down in Crimea, he will face penalties from the West that will hurt the Russian economy and diminish Moscow's influence in the world. White House senior… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Crimea braces itself for Sunday's referendum vote By PBS News Hour Anticipation is building as Crimea prepares for a referendum vote on Sunday that the whole world will be watching. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with PBS NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner about the atmosphere on the ground in the capital… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch China demands answers from Malaysia about missing plane By PBS News Hour While relatives wait for news in a Beijing hotel, China is demanding answers from the Malaysian government about the disappearance and search for Flight 370. Orville Schell, who heads the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society talks with… Continue watching
Mar 15 Malaysian official says missing plane's disappearance was deliberate By Kayla Ruble Authorities said the search for the mising Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is "entering a new phase" as investigators believe the jet's communications were deliberately disabled and that the aircraft could have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or the southern… Continue reading