Jul 11 Netanyahu: Israel won't back down on military offensive in Gaza By Geoffrey Lou Guray Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that government forces will press on with their days-long military offensive in the Gaza Strip, insisting that his country will not back down even as world leaders call for a halt in hostilities. Continue reading
Jul 11 Brazilians likely to give government a 'pass' over World Cup By Larisa Epatko The FIFA World Cup, which ends Sunday, has been a rollercoaster ride for Brazilians and no less so for the government. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 53:49 Thursday, July 10, 2014 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, a spat over spying escalates between Germany and the U.S. Also: death toll climbs amid increased violence in the Middle East, a test that evaluates American students and schools, addressing the backlog of cases in U.S. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Graffiti artists take to the streets of Brazil to combat violence against women By PBS News Hour Brazilian street artists used the spotlight of the World Cup to highlight a problem close to home. Special correspondent Sophia Kruz of Detroit Public Television reports on a movement in Brazil to spread awareness of domestic violence through the art… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Israel's 'iron dome' against Hamas rockets may help to defer ground assault By PBS News Hour The death toll continued to climb in Gaza as Israel ramped up its barrage of airstrikes. Judy Woodruff talks to Josef Federman of The Associated Press who is in Jerusalem about the potential of an Israeli ground invasion, the origins… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Is Germany overreacting to allegations of U.S. espionage? By PBS News Hour Germany announced today that it is kicking America’s top spy out of the country after new reports of U.S. espionage. For debate on the expulsion request, Gwen Ifill talks to Mark Lowenthal, former Vice Chairman of the National Intelligence Council… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Israel ramps up airstrikes; Palestinians fear possible ground assault By PBS News Hour The death toll and damage in Gaza continued to mount today, as Israel increased its air assault on the Palestinian territory. Meanwhile, Hamas continued to target Israel’s two largest cities with missile strikes, provoking Israeli troops and tanks to prepare… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch News Wrap: Allegations emerge of Chinese hacking into U.S. government files By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, The New York Times reported Chinese hackers accessed the Office of Personnel Management system, focusing on applications for top-secret clearances. In Beijing, a foreign ministry spokesman called the reports “irresponsible.” Meanwhile, the Pakistani military claimed… Continue watching
Jul 10 Russian physicist brothers plan to resurrect Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The 20th century visionary competed with Thomas Edison and had a long list of inventions to his name: the Tesla coil, alternating current electricity, an electric motor, radio, X-rays and envisioning of the first smartphone technology in 1901. Continue reading
Jul 10 More than half the world's population lives in urban areas, UN report finds By Talia Mindich The world's urban population has ballooned to 3.9 billion, or 54 percent of the total population, in 2014, the United Nations reported today. By 2050, this proportion is expected to increase to 66 percent. Continue reading