Feb 29 'Playing for Change' Elevates Musicians and Music Education By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Opening day celebration for the Bizung School of Music and Dance in Tamale, Ghana, in 2010. Photo courtesy of Playing for Change. Inspiration started with street musicians. Mark Johnson, a recording studio executive in New York City, was on… Continue reading
Feb 29 Watch North Korea Agrees to Suspend Nuclear Work for U.S. Food Aid Swap North Korea announced on Wednesday that it will implement a moratorium on long-range missile launches and uranium enrichment at its Yongbyon nuclear facility in exchange for 240,000 metric tons of food aid from the United States. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Ethiopia: A Battle for Land and Water A controversial resettlement program in Ethiopia is the latest battleground in the global race to secure prized farmland and water. Correspondent Cassandra Herrman reports as part of the Food for 9 Billion series, a NewsHour partnership with the Center for… Continue watching
Feb 28 Ethiopia's Farmer Relocation Plan Raises New Concerns By Larisa Epatko In an effort to clear land for investors and help boost Ethiopia's economy, the government in the East African nation is relocating farmers from land they've used for decades, sometimes against their will. Reporter Cassandra Herrman reports on Tuesday's NewsHour… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch In Russia, 'No Romantic Notion of Revolution' Before Election In Russia, 'No Romantic Notion of Revolution' Before Election… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch How Widespread, Deep Are Anti-American Feelings in Afghanistan? How Widespread, Deep Are Anti-American Feelings in Afghanistan?… Continue watching
Feb 27 Senegal's Two-Term President Wade Hopes to Win a Third Time By Larisa Epatko Senegal, a West African nation reputed as being one of the continent's most stable democracies, held presidential elections Sunday despite earlier violent protests by those angry the incumbent is seeking a third term. Continue reading
Feb 27 Russia Dispatch: Hand-in-Hand Against Putin's Presidency Bid By Margaret Warner Protesters, including blogger Alexei Navalny (center), form a human chain in Moscow. Photo by Margaret Warner/PBS NewsHour. MOSCOW | Snow fell steadily all day, large fat flakes and light airy ones, but that didn't deter the thousands of Russians who… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch News Wrap: Ousted Yemeni President Saleh to Seek Exile in Ethiopia In other news Monday, Syria's opposition reported as many as 138 deaths as new protests surfaced against the regime. The Syrian Red Crescent reached the besieged city of Homs and evacuated three people. Also, ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh will… Continue watching
Feb 24 Author and Activist Elie Wiesel: Syria Is 'a Bloody Center of History' By Pierre de Saint Phalle Tunisia's Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem prepares to address the Friends of Syria Conference in Tunis, Tunisia, on Friday. Photo by Jason Reed/AFP/Getty Images. As Western and Arab leaders met in Tunisia on Friday to discuss how to handle the Syrian… Continue reading