Sep 26 What happened at historic meeting between U.S. and Iran? Depends on whom you ask Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, right, attended a meeting of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany on Thursday. Photo by Thomas Koehler/Photothek via Getty Images NEW YORK… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Chinese Citizens Share Outrage Online After Government Executes Food Vendor Chinese Citizens Share Outrage Online After Government Executes Food Vendor… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch How Should the U.S. Proceed With Iran Diplomacy? Top officials from the U.S. and Iran met for the first time in 30 years. How serious is Iran about making a deal with the international community on their nuclear program? Judy Woodruff talks to Flynt Leverett of Penn State… Continue watching
Sep 26 Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's 50-year sentence upheld A UN-backed special court in The Hague upheld former Liberian President Charles Taylor's conviction and 50-year sentence today. Taylor is the first former head of state convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials after World War II. Continue reading
Sep 26 As Kenya mourns Westgate victims, al-Shabab promises more bloodshed Griving relatives attend the funeral for Kenyan journalist Ruhila Adatia-Sood in Nairobi. Photo by Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images In Kenya, more funerals were held Thursday for the 76 victims of Saturday's four-day assault on a Nairobi mall, as… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch News Wrap: Rescue Efforts for Pakistan Quake Victims Thwarted by Security Threat In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll rose to 355 after a massive earthquake in southwestern Pakistan, where survivors having been pleading for more help. Authorities said security issues have prevented rescuers from reaching victims. Also, the Somali extremist… Continue watching
Sep 25 Qatar accused of "modern-day slavery" by migrant laborers Photo by Flickr user Juanedc. A recent investigation by The Guardian newspaper has raised serious allegations against the country of Qatar regarding the deaths of dozens of Nepalese laborers in recent weeks. Nepalese migrant workers account for… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Showing Openness to U.S. Overtures, Iran's President Tries to Recast Perceptions Showing Openness to U.S. Overtures, Iran's President Tries to Recast Perceptions… Continue watching
Sep 25 Poet Kwame Dawes Remembers Kofi Awoonor With Reading of 'The Weaver Bird' Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, poet Kwame Dawes remembers his uncle, Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor, who was killed in the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Dawes read one of his uncle's most famous works, "The Weaver… Continue reading
Sep 25 Pakistan's Christians Living in Fear PBS NewsHour will have a report on the plight of Christians in Pakistan on Monday's program. Pakistan's churches, like their congregants, are not numerous but they've been drawn into the U.S.-led war on militants in this region, becoming both frontier… Continue reading