Apr 24 Watch Israel announces its negotiators are walking away from Mideast peace process By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Afghan gunman kills three Americans at Kabul hospital By Sarah Corapi A shooting at a hospital in Kabul Thursday morning claimed the lives of three American physicians and wounded one American nurse -- one of a recent string of attacks against foreign civilians in Afghanistan. The assailant -- an Afghan… Continue reading
Apr 24 Obama rejects notion that Asia-Pacific trade deal is in danger By Darlene Superville, Associated Press TOKYO -- As trade negotiators struggled to overcome their differences, President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected suggestions that an Asia-Pacific trade deal is in danger and urged the U.S. and Japan to take bold steps to complete an agreement that… Continue reading
Apr 24 Taliban signals willingness to release captive U.S. soldier, military officials say By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The captors of an American soldier held for nearly five years in Afghanistan have signaled a willingness to release him but are unclear which U.S. government officials have the authority to make a deal, according to two individuals… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Why the White House is turning its attention to Asia By PBS News Hour President Obama’s four-nation Asia tour marks a policy shift toward the continent, which has been overshadowed by international concerns in the Middle East, and now the Ukraine crisis. Gwen Ifill talks to former State Department Official Kurt Campbell and Michael… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Obama kicks off four-nation Asia tour with visit to Japan By PBS News Hour President Obama made Tokyo his first stop on tour of Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. The trip is the latest step in a stated policy shift toward Asia and away from a decade of war in Iraq and… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Rebel leader denies blame for South Sudan massacre By PBS News Hour Bodies were strewn in the streets of the city of Bentiu, South Sudan, when a U.N. convoy arrived in the aftermath of a massacre of civilians. South Sudan’s foreign minister charged that rebels of the Nuer ethnic group are behind… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch News Wrap: Rival Palestinian groups reach new reconciliation deal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have reached a deal to form an interim unity government in five weeks, and hold national elections six months later. The American and Israeli governments criticized the move. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Will violent rivalry tip South Sudan toward famine? By PBS News Hour The slaughter of hundreds of civilians is just the latest act of reprisal violence in South Sudan that began as a rivalry between two politicians of different ethnic groups. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the root of the… Continue watching
Apr 23 Azerbaijan human rights situation 'urgent' By Anya van Wagtendonk The state of human rights in Azerbaijan requires “urgent attention,” the commissioner of a European watchdog organization said Wednesday. Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights at the 47-nation Council of Europe, said in a press release Wednesday that “no… Continue reading