Apr 08 Watch Unprecedented Ebola outbreak crosses borders in West Africa By PBS News Hour More than 100 people have died so far in the worst outbreak of the Ebola virus in years, which began in Guinea before spreading to Liberia. Now health officials are investigating possible cases in Mali and Ghana. Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch De-escalating unrest in Eastern Ukraine is delicate challenge for Kiev By PBS News Hour Ukrainian security forces managed to regain power in Kharkiv, yet pro-Russian demonstrators have held onto control of government buildings in two other cities in the country’s east. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the swift pro-Russian… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Kerry criticizes Eastern Ukraine protests as 'contrived pretext' for Russian force By PBS News Hour Ukrainian forces retook the regional government headquarters in one of three eastern cities, but in Donetsk and Luhansk, armed, pro-Russian supporters continued their standoff. Meanwhile, thousands of Russian forces have massed across the border as they did before the Crimea… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch News Wrap: Hagel, Chinese defense minister discuss disputed islands By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with China’s defense minister, who warned that his government is ready to use force to defend their sovereignty over a group of islands under territorial dispute with Japan and… Continue watching
Apr 08 Flaw in encryption technology may compromise your data By Colleen Shalby The little padlock that that sits next to that website you just logged into -- the one that's meant to protect your privacy, your passwords, your online files -- isn't as secure as you thought. Continue reading
Apr 08 Philippine top court says reproductive health law constitutional By Anya van Wagtendonk In a landmark decision Tuesday, the Philippine Supreme Court ended a months-long legal battle with Catholic leaders when it upheld a bill that provided free contraception and sexual education to its nation’s poorest citizens. Continue reading
Apr 08 U.S. missile strike wouldn't have altered course of Syrian civil war, Kerry says By Lara Jakes, Associated Press A threatened, but averted, American missile strike to punish Syria's government for a chemical weapons attack last summer would not have been powerful enough to change the course in the Syrian civil war, Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday,… Continue reading
Apr 08 Haunting photos of World War I reveal how little Europe has changed in 100 years By Travis Daub Photographer Peter Macdiarmid collected modern photos from around Europe and overlaid World War I-era images, giving a sense of how much--and how little--has changed since the War to end all Wars. Continue reading
Apr 08 China and U.S. agree to more military cooperation, disagree on East Asia By Ellen Rolfes After a diplomatic and historic meeting between defense ministers of the world's two largest economies and two largest militaries, Chinese and American military leaders still are divided on key issues facing East Asia; including territorial disputes between Beijing and its… Continue reading
Apr 08 Kerry threatens tougher sanctions against Russia By Donna Cassata, Associated Press Video by Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry is warning Russia of harsher economic sanctions if it doesn't back down from involvement in Ukraine. Kerry was testifying Tuesday before a Senate panel. He said pro-Russia demonstrations at… Continue reading