Feb 05 Watch Has the Catholic Church done enough to address sexual abuse by clergy? By PBS News Hour A United Nations panel has sharply critiqued how the Vatican responded to widespread sexual abuse by Catholic priests, which the Vatican calls distorted and unfair. Rev. Thomas Rosica of the Catholic Salt and Light Television Network and Katherine Gallagher of… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch News Wrap: UN report details Syrian civil war child abuses By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a U.N. report charges Syrian government forces have tortured children, while rebels have sometimes killed or recruited youths into their ranks. Meanwhile, in the Northeast and Midwest, a second winter storm in three days has… Continue watching
Feb 05 U.S. Navy warships enter Black Sea ahead of Sochi Games By Sarah Sheffer Two U.S Navy ships have entered the Black Sea in the event that American athletes need to be evacuated from the Sochi games. Continue reading
Feb 05 Human rights groups urge NBC, Olympic sponsors to shine light on LGBT hostility in Russia By Chelsea Coatney Human Rights Watch recently released a video highlighting the violence that gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people are subjected to in Russia. The video accompanied an HRW report explaining that members of the Russian LGBT community have been “attacked, abducted,… Continue reading
Feb 05 Syria misses deadline for chemical weapons handover By Sarah Sheffer Syria on Wednesday failed to meet yet another deadline in the handover of its chemical weapons arsenal. The internationally brokered disarmament agreement is now several weeks behind schedule, threatening an established June 30 deadline. The Syrian government… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Debating how issues of sexual orientation will play at the Sochi games By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch International Olympic Committee speaks out against using Sochi as 'stage for political dissent' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Afghanistan's Karzai reportedly engaged in secret peace talks with Taliban By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Scotland becomes latest country to legalize marriage equality By Joshua Barajas Scotland legalized marriage equality on Tuesday. The first same-sex weddings are to take place this fall. Continue reading
Feb 03 Spain considers strict abortion law amid protests By Bridget Bowman A Guttmacher Institute report released Monday showed the U.S. abortion rate reached its lowest level in 40 years . The abortion rate in Spain also recently fell following a 2010 law that allowed abortions until the 14th week of… Continue reading