May 15 Syrian presidential election a 'fraud on democracy,' Kerry says By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press LONDON — The U.S. and other nations supporting the Syrian opposition agree that President Bashar Assad’s planned presidential election is a “farce” and are prepared to redouble efforts to support the Syrian opposition, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. Continue reading
May 14 Watch What are China's ambitions in escalating dispute with Vietnam? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 14 Watch Territorial dispute with China boils over in Vietnam By PBS News Hour Rioters targeted foreign-owned industrial sites near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They looted, vandalized and set on fire factories they believed were Chinese-run, part of an escalating territorial struggle with China. Vietnamese anger has flared since the Chinese began operating… Continue watching
May 14 Watch News Wrap: Anger grows as death toll skyrockets from Turkish coal mine collapse By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 14 Pentagon: U.S. military drones aid search for kidnapped Nigerian girls By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon said Wednesday that they have deployed at least one Global Hawk UAV to search for kidnapped girls in Nigeria. Continue reading
May 14 Update: Violent protest erupts as death toll rises to 245 in Turkish coal mine explosion By Joshua Barajas Turkish officials raised the death toll to 245 Wednesday as rescue units continue to search for 120 miners still trapped underground. A coal mine in western Turkey collapsed after a power distribution unit exploded Tuesday. Continue reading
May 13 Watch Former NSA director: Having surveillance tools revealed puts U.S. in greater harm By PBS News Hour Revelations about the surveillance programs operated by the NSA have made Americans wonder how much of their lives is being monitored by the government. Judy Woodruff sits down with retired Gen. Keith Alexander, former director of the National Security Agency,… Continue watching
May 13 Watch U.S. military sends plane to scan for abducted girls in Nigeria By PBS News Hour Nigeria's government confirmed that a "window of negotiation" is open to Boko Haram with respect to the return of hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped from a school in a remote village. Meanwhile the U.S. began manned surveillance flights over the… Continue watching
May 13 Watch News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Turkey killed at least 70 miners, with an unknown number still trapped. In the U.S., two coal miners were killed in West Virginia when the mine… Continue watching