May 08 Watch Nigeria's president vows to find missing girls despite disheartening possibilities By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 08 Watch 'Slow progress' for U.S. on addressing terror insurgencies in Africa By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 08 Worker dies at construction site for World Cup By Sam Lane The man received an electric shock while working on the Arena Pantanal in the city of Cuiaba, according to the Associated Press. He died a half hour later from cardiorespiratory arrest. Continue reading
May 08 Putin plans to attend D-Day ceremony alongside Western leaders By Julie Pace, Associated Press The June 6 commemoration would mark the first time Putin and Western leaders have come face-to-face since the outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine. The U.S. and Europe have condemned Russia's provocations, ordering sanctions on Putin's inner circle and cutting… Continue reading
May 08 Orthodox Christians call for peace amid Ukraine turmoil By Justin Scuiletti Orthodox Christians -- in a call for peace amid high tensions -- prayed in front of the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine on Thursday… Continue reading
May 08 Higher odds for El Niño flame fear of reduced global crop yields By Ellen Rolfes The Climate Prediction Center, an agency that is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced Wednesday in their monthly report that chances for an El Niño weather system have reached 65 percent, up from a 50 percent chance… Continue reading
May 07 Watch Syrian opposition leader on Homs retreat, international aid and chances for a political solution By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 07 Watch Can outside nations help rescue missing Nigerian girls? By PBS News Hour A small team of U.S. specialists will head to Nigeria to help efforts in locating more than 270 girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school -- a provocative attack that has drawn international outrage. To examine expectations for U.S. Continue watching
May 07 Watch U.S., U.K. pledge help finding abducted Nigerian schoolgirls By PBS News Hour Deadly unrest continued in Nigeria, where hundreds of people were killed in another militant attack. The uncertain fate of more than 270 abducted schoolgirls continues to haunt the country and the girls’ community in particular. The U.S. and U.K. are… Continue watching
May 07 Watch Is Putin trying to diffuse the Ukraine crisis? By PBS News Hour Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he has pulled his military forces from Ukraine’s border, and called on pro-Russian separatists to postpone their planned secession vote. However, the White House imposed further sanctions, saying there’s no evidence of the retreat. Continue watching