May 12 After voting for self-rule, pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk ask to join Russia By Ellen Rolfes Weeks before the May 25 elections in Ukraine, residents of Donetsk and Luhansk regions voted for self-rule, independent of the Ukrainian government. Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk reported Monday that 90 percent of voters in Sunday’s referendum voted in favor of… Continue reading
May 11 Watch Voters in Eastern Ukraine cast ballots in contested referendum By PBS News Hour Early indications are that voters in Eastern Ukraine have overwhelmingly approved a measure that could potentially lead to their secession from the country. For the latest, Philip Shishkin of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Donetsk via Skype. Continue watching
May 10 Watch Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls face serious risks By PBS News Hour The Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the extremist group Boko Haram face serious risks including malaria-carrying mosquitoes, unsafe drinking water and poisonous snakes. That’s according to Michelle Faul of the Associated Press, who spoke with Hari Sreenivasan from Lagos, Nigeria about… Continue watching
May 09 Watch Government forces launch urban offensive in Eastern Ukraine ahead of referendum vote By PBS News Hour More than 20 people were killed in fighting in the Ukrainian town of Mariupol, just before a secession referendum over the weekend. Meanwhile, Russian President Putin made his first trip to the city of Sevastopol since the annexation of Crimea. Continue watching
May 09 Watch Will Eastern Ukrainians turn out for this weekend's secession referendum? By PBS News Hour Scores of Ukrainian soldiers made their way through the streets of Mariupol with armored personnel carriers as part of an ongoing operation to evict the pro-Russian militias that have taken over government buildings in Eastern Ukraine. For a closer look,… Continue watching
May 09 Watch News Wrap: South Sudan president, rebel leader agree to ceasefire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the president of South Sudan and the rebel leader agreed to a ceasefire during a meeting in Ethiopia. The two men agreed a transitional government offers the best chance for new elections. Also, Ford issued… Continue watching
May 09 Watch How rescuing the abducted Nigerian girls became an international cause By PBS News Hour Nearly a month since the Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a village in Nigeria and made off with more than 300 girls, that country’s government and military have been criticized for failing to do more. Amnesty International has reported that… Continue watching
May 09 'Bring Back Our Girls' photos on Twitter are not of missing Nigerians By Colleen Shalby The photos portray girls in Guinea-Bissau -- more than 1,000 miles away from Nigeria -- who are completely unrelated to more than 200 girls that Boko Haram kidnapped. Continue reading
May 09 Fighting erupts in Mariupol amid Victory Day celebrations By Jordan Vesey Fighting broke out in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine, between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. The violence erupted Friday when pro-Russian separatists attempted to seize police headquarters in Mariupol, an important industrial town of 500,000 on the Sea of Azov,… Continue reading
May 08 Watch News Wrap: Huge underground bomb in Syria destroys hotel used as base by regime troops By PBS News Hour Continue watching