Apr 15 Little will for American involvement in Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro There is little American political will for strong U.S. intervention in Ukraine, a new poll finds. While a majority, 55 percent, say the situation in Ukraine is key to U.S. national interests, 50 percent of Americans don’t think the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 15 U.S. considers targeting Russia's 'Darth Vader' in new round of sanctions By Willis Raburu As tensions mount over the prospect of further Russian interference in eastern Ukraine, "the White House is preparing a new list of targets to incur sanctions," the New York Times reported Monday. Among them is Igor Sechin, a longtime… Continue reading
Apr 15 Ukrainian military recaptures eastern airport By Ariel Min In Ukraine's first military action against pro-Russian uprisings in the east, army troops have regained control over a small airport near Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, according to Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov. Continue reading
Apr 15 More than 100 girls abducted in attack of northeastern Nigerian town By Ellen Rolfes Gunmen kidnapped more than 100 female students Monday night in the eastern town of Chibok, Nigeria. Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram is suspected to be behind the attacks. Audu Musa, a public teacher in the area confirmed the attack… Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Robot submersible takes technology to the bottom of the ocean in search of Flight 370 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Examining the campaign of pro-Russian fervor in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Inside Myanmar's transition from isolation to openness By PBS News Hour Myanmar, rocked by civil strife, has been kept isolated from the world for more than half a century. In recent years, however, the government has been proposing democratic reform and peace treaties with ethnic groups, prompting the U.S. to lift… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch In Eastern Ukraine standoff, Kiev appeals for UN peacekeepers while pro-Russian groups appeal to Putin By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch News Wrap: Deadly bomb explodes at bus station in Nigerian capital's worst terror attack By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Go for a spin on the Netherlands' glow-in-the-dark road By Sarah Corapi So long, streetlights -- there’s a new technology lighting up the pavement in the Netherlands. On a 500-meter stretch of highway in the city of Oss, you can now find road markings that glow in the dark. Continue reading