Feb 02 What we're watching Sunday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Sochi to Syria. Continue reading
Feb 01 What we're watching Saturday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Bangkok to New Orleans. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Syria talks end without clear progress or assurance of an encore By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Who's to blame for failed Syrian peace talks, and what's next? By PBS News Hour Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Joshua Landis of the University of Oklahoma join Jeffrey Brown to discuss their reactions to the first round of Syrian peace talks, the delays for the Assad regime in… Continue watching
Jan 31 Study suggests vodka is a leading cause of death among Russian men By Cindy Huang A recent study in The Lancet suggests that the 25 percent of Russian men who die before they are 55 do so because of alcohol use. Continue reading
Jan 31 Meteor medals to be awarded at Sochi games By Zachary Treu Some of the winners at February’s Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, will be taking home a little more than gold, silver or bronze. Continue reading
Jan 31 Syrian peace talks end with no progress By Bridget Bowman The Syrian peace talks in Geneva concluded Friday, with no progress towards a resolution and uncertainty that the sides will come together again to continue talks in a proposed February meeting. While the eight-day negotiations were underway, the civil war… Continue reading
Jan 31 Thailand at the brink By Michael D. Mosettig When I was in Thailand a year ago, the streets and glitzy shopping malls were crammed with tourists, including tens of thousands of Chinese escaping their country's crowds and pollution for a more exotic Asian New Year holiday. What a… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch NSA surveillance revelations sour German perception of Obama By PBS News Hour In 2008, huge crowds showed up in Berlin to get a glimpse of then-senator Barack Obama during his first presidential campaign. But six years later, German enthusiasm has waned, largely because of evidence that the NSA has spied on German… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 7:02 Al-Jazeera journalists charged with trying to distort Egyptian media By PBS News Hour Egyptian authorities charged 20 journalists working for Al-Jazeera with being agents of the Muslim Brotherhood and plotting to distort Egypt’s media. Judy Woodruff talks to Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers about their detainment and why Al-Jazeera is being targeted. Continue watching