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Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSWhy Saudi Arabia rolled back its Yemen military action Kerry hopes to win pause in Yemen war as he heads to talks How Iran views Yemen conflict, nuclear sanctions GWEN IFILL: Fighting raged across Yemen today on land and in the air, in the countdown to a cease-fire. In recent weeks, more than 1,400 people have been killed, and 150,000 forced to flee, in what’s become a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Chief foreign affairs correspondent...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Saudi Arabia and the United States called today for a five-day cease-fire in the Yemen conflict. Secretary of State John Kerry said it would allow aid to reach millions of civilians. Kerry appeared with the Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh. The Saudis agreed to stop bombing, provided that Shiite Houthi rebels, and their Iranian supporters, won’t try to exploit the lull. JOHN KERRY, Secretary of State: We strongly urge the Houthis and those who...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Thousands of Nepalese gathered today for prayer, ritual and ceremony, marking the end of a traditional Hindu mourning period held after the massive earthquake. The death toll has grown to more than 7,800 people. Another 15,000 have been injured. Engineers are continuing to inspect thousands of damaged houses around Kathmandu. The earthquake also wrought considerable destruction and damage to religious, cultural and heritage sites throughout the...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, British Middle East expert Emma Sky joined the U.S.-British civilian operation there, advising Coalition Provisional Authority Chief Paul Bremer and top U.S. military commanders, including Generals David Petraeus and Ray Odierno. Emma Sky explores the mistakes that were made in her new book, “The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq.” In the latest addition to the NewsHour Bookshelf, chief...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSWhat you need to know about Britain’s election Heightened anxiety and vigilance in U.K. after Paris attacks How will Scotland’s vote change the U.K. power balance? JUDY WOODRUFF: Across the pond in the United Kingdom, Election Day is just hours away. Hari Sreenivasan reports on a race that’s too close to call and one that could determine the U.K.’s future as a member of the European Union. HARI SREENIVASAN: It’s the coveted front door British...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSWhat you need to know about Britain’s election Conservatives Win Most Seats in UK Elections How will Scotland’s vote change the U.K. power balance? DAN BALZ, The Washington Post: Well, it’s likely to be some strange bedfellows. And it’s also likely to take a long time. Five years ago, it took five days to form a new government. And this time, it could take — it could take a matter of weeks, because the uncertainty is whether to the...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSDemand for ivory fuels dramatic surge in elephant poaching Demand for Illegal Ivory Explodes in Asia, Where Industry Expands Despite Ban Forensic Clues Aid Fight Against Ivory Trade JUDY WOODRUFF: It’s a global crisis years in the making, poachers killing African elephants, a species on the verge of extinction, faster than they can reproduce. Much of the money from the ivory trade goes on to fund global terrorism and criminal networks. It’s...

African elephants walk with their young on the Serengeti. Image by Cathy Hart/ Design PicsPerspectives and Getty Imates document.createElement('audio'); http://www.pbs.org/newshour/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/How-smugglers-move-black-market-ivory-on-Craigslist.mp3 Experts say the African elephant could be extinct within a decade. Between 2010 and 2012 alone, 100,000 African elephants were poached — killed for their tusks. That’s a dead elephant every 15 minutes, much faster than the animals...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSDallas gunman identified as jihadist terrorism suspect FBI investigates Muhammad cartoon contest attackers How did the Charlie Hebdo attacks affect rising Islamophobia in France? JUDY WOODRUFF: Now the latest on the weekend shootings in Garland, Texas. Two attackers were killed there Sunday outside an exhibit and contest of cartoons considered offensive by many Muslims. Today, a major militant group weighed in. The post on their radio Web site...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSTikrit is ‘huge test’ for Iraq’s fight against Islamic State Winter coming, displaced families fleeing Islamic State must improvise basic shelter Kurdish president weighs broader role in Islamic State fight GWEN IFILL: We turn now to Iraq, and the war against the Islamic State group, where Iraqi Shia militia, many backed by Iran, are often the ones leading the fight. That activity was on display most recently in Tikrit, where the Shia were...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioMARTIN HIMEL: Walk along the streets of Kurdistan’s second largest city, Sulaymaniyah, and you’ll instantly notice that it looks nothing like most of the images we see coming out of Iraq. By all appearances, this oil rich city in northeastern Iraq is thriving. Shoppers fill the streets without apparent fear of terror bombs, roads into and out of this city of over 800,000 are safe and well maintained. But what is most striking in this overwhelmingly Muslim...

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio GWEN IFILL: Baltimore police today finished their investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, the case that has roiled the city for days. Officers arrested the 25-year-old Gray on April 12th and hauled him into a police van. He died a week later after suffering severe spinal injuries. Police Commissioner Anthony Batts would not discuss the findings today. He said they’ve been turned over to prosecutors, and that the inquiry is not over. ANTHONY BATTS,...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSHow to help the victims of Nepal’s earthquake disaster Traffic-choked road to Nepal earthquake epicenter slows aid Aftershocks and landslides pose risks after Nepal earthquake JUDY WOODRUFF: The magnitude of the devastation in Nepal following a massive earthquake is still largely unknown in some of the most remote parts of the country. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News traveled Northeast from Kathmandu to the town of Bahrabise,...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSHow to help the victims of Nepal’s earthquake disaster Aftershocks and landslides pose risks after Nepal earthquake Why the Nepal earthquake may have been inevitable JUDY WOODRUFF: We have more now on Nepal. Earlier today, the NewsHour acquired this video shot by a film crew using an aerial drone showing the devastation above the ancient city of Bhaktapur, not far from the capital, Kathmandu. The city of 300,000 is a UNESCO World Heritage Site....

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSWhy unions aren’t happy about a fast-track trade Congress ponders giving president ‘fast track’ authority on trade deals Ash Carter says U.S. is opening new phase of Asia pivot GWEN IFILL: One of the biggest economic fights taking place behind the scenes in Washington and around the country this year is a battle over a far-reaching new trade deal. That agreement could translate into hundreds of billions of dollars in business, exports and...

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JUDY WOODRUFF: The issue of whether the Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry went before the U.S. Supreme Court today. Justices heard two hours of arguments in cases from four states. Afterwards, lawyers on both sides said the court’s decision will be critical in the life of the nation. MARY BONAUTO, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders: The Constitution promises equal protection and due process and liberty to all right now. It’s not a...

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio[nh_links align=”right” JUDY WOODRUFF: The death toll in Nepal’s earthquake zone topped 4,000 today, with at least another 6,500 injured, and the situation for survivors grew increasingly dire. Thousands of people fled the ravaged capital, Kathmandu, as food and water ran out and aftershocks continued. Others kept looking for those still alive. We begin with this report from Mark Austin of Independent Television News. MARK AUSTIN, ITN: It is, or, rather, was,...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSHow to help the victims of Nepal’s earthquake disaster Victims crowd hospitals in Nepal after buildings ‘pancaked’ by earthquake Photos: Massive earthquake strikes Nepal GWEN IFILL: We return to the devastation and desperation in Nepal. As we reported earlier, aid is coming in at a painfully slow pace to the capital of Kathmandu, but also to the quake’s epicenter five hours east. Dan Rivers of Independent Television News traveled to the country’s...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSHow to help the victims of Nepal’s earthquake disaster Photos: Massive earthquake strikes Nepal Victims crowd hospitals in Nepal after buildings ‘pancaked’ by earthquake GWEN IFILL: And earlier this afternoon, I spoke via Skype to one of the many international aid workers trying to help in Nepal. Andy Bastable is head of water and sanitation at Oxfam. He is in Kathmandu. Andy, tell us, what are the immediate challenges you face on the ground?...

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSHuman rights activist Sabeen Mahmud shot dead in Karachi With Strikes and Rolling Blackouts, Life in Karachi Reflects Pakistan’s Larger Ills Opposition Politician Imran Khan: How to Fix Pakistan’s Corruption, Terrorism GWEN IFILL: On Friday evening, Sabeen Mahmud, a leading Pakistani human rights activist, was shot and killed outside the Second Floor, the cafe she ran in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi. Her mother was seriously wounded in the...