Mar 07 Anonciata’s Story: Seeking Healing After Congo’s Brutal Civil War By Fred de Sam Lazaro Photo of Anonciata by Fred de Sam Lazaro for the PBS NewsHour. Few nations are more endowed with mineral resources than the Democratic Republic of Congo and none has endured a more staggering human cost in the scramble for… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch As Tensions Grow Between Iran, Israel, U.S., a Turn to Diplomacy Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday that plans for talks about its nuclear program were progressing at a meeting in Vienna -- a sign of confidence prompted after the U.S., France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China… Continue watching
Mar 06 While Iran Dominates the Headlines, Palestinian Issue Is Big Topic at AIPAC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC conference on Monday. Photo by Chris Kelponis/AFP/Getty Images. The major storyline coming out of this week's American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in Washington, D.C., was the possibility… Continue reading
Mar 06 Tibetans Turn to Setting Themselves on Fire to Protest China’s Rule By Larisa Epatko Fed up with the Chinese government's tactics aimed at stemming unrest, some Tibetans have turned to a gruesome show of public protest -- burning themselves. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch News Wrap: Obama Tackles Iran, Campaign Issues in Super Tuesday News Conference In other news Tuesday, President Obama called out his GOP opponents in a White House news conference and attacked their views on foreign policy. Hours before he spoke, Iran agreed to let U.N. nuclear inspectors visit a military site. Also,… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Snow, Cold Hinder Midwest’s Recovery Efforts After Tornadoes The National Weather Service confirmed 51 tornadoes across 11 states from Friday into early Saturday, from the Great Lakes spreading south of the Gulf Coast and as far east as Georgia and the Carolinas. Hari Sreenivasan reports on cleanup efforts… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch What Putin’s Latest Win Means for Russia With a 64 percent landslide, Vladimir Putin claimed his third term as Russia's president Sunday, prompting celebrations, protests and accusations of voting fraud. Protesters vowed to continue demonstrating until their demands for democracy are met. Margaret Warner reports from Moscow… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch As U.S., Israel Navigate Tensions Over Iran, Are ‘All Options on the Table?’ As U.S., Israel Navigate Tensions Over Iran, Are 'All Options on the Table?'… Continue watching
Mar 05 Reading the Tea Leaves at Obama and Netanyahu’s Meetings By Larisa Epatko President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meetings this week were interesting to regional watchers as much as for what they didn't say as what they did. Continue reading
Mar 05 Putin Wins Third Term as Russia’s President in Disputed Election Vladimir Putin greets supporters in a rally outside the Kremlin on Sunday night. Photo by Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won a six-year presidential term on Sunday, as the opposition and international monitors described the election… Continue reading