Feb 13 Afghanistan releases prisoners U.S. considers 'violent criminals' By Bridget Bowman The Afghan government released 65 prisoners Thursday morning despite staunch opposition from the U.S. military, which contends the prisoners are dangerous militants who will rejoin the Taliban. Continue reading
Feb 13 Twitter Chat: Where does the conflict in Syria stand? By Bridget Shirvell Experts from PBS NewsHour and Al-Mointor will take questions on Syria during #NewsHourChats on Feb. 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch What's behind an anti-immigrant tide rising in Europe By PBS News Hour The European Union is built on the idea of free movement of people and capital, but some factions wish to curb immigration and control their sovereign identity. Judy Woodruff talks to Heather Conley with the Center for Strategic and International… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Swiss referendum to limit immigration complicates economic relations with EU By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Sochi's springlike weather puts damper on conditions for Olympic athletes Gwen Ifill gets an update on the Sochi Olympics from Christine Brennan of USA Today and ABC News, who talks about the introduction of women’s ski jumping into the Games, star snowboarder Shaun White’s bad run, plus how temperate weather… Continue watching
Feb 12 Gold-medal tie in women's downhill skiing an Olympic first By Sarah Corapi Olympic history was made early Wednesday morning when two athletes tied for first place in the women’s downhill skiing finals at the Sochi, Russia, games. Dominique Gisin of Switzerland and Tina Maze of Slovenia each completed their runs with a… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Obama administration faces conundrum in weighing drone attack against U.S. terror suspect By PBS News Hour The Obama administration confirmed that it is considering targeting a U.S. citizen in Pakistan, believed to be involved in plotting terrorist attacks against Americans, with a drone strike. Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times joins Judy Woodruff to offer… Continue watching
Feb 11 White House criticizes India's solar industry regulations amid WTO dispute By Andy Swab The Obama administration criticized India’s solar energy policies Tuesday for discriminating against U.S. exporters and creating challenges for investing in India’s solar infrastructure. The announcement came after Michael Froman, the U.S. trade representative, filed a complaint with… Continue reading
Feb 11 Obama cites 'frustration' with Syrian peace talks, vows action against violators of Iran sanctions By Julie Pace, Associated Press .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } President Barack Obama weighed into… Continue reading