World Feb 17 Politics hampers efforts to provide aid to earthquake victims in northwestern Syria Turkey's interior minister said that over 80,000 buildings in his nation were either destroyed or fatally compromised by last week's earthquake. Finding shelter and aid for survivors is a prime focus there now. The situation across the border in Syria…
World Feb 16 Turkey’s president faces scrutiny after earthquake for construction standards The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has crossed 41,000. The disaster has also exposed Turkey's President Erdoğan’s political fault lines. He's facing scrutiny for failing to enforce construction standards that could have saved lives. Amna…
World Feb 15 Indian government’s crackdown on press freedom after BBC documentary critical of PM Modi Indian tax officials have conducted searches at the BBC offices in that country for the past two days. It comes weeks after India censored a BBC documentary that criticizes Prime Minister Modi. The actions against the British broadcaster put the…
World Feb 13 U.S. reveals new details about flying objects and decision to shoot them down Four objects, including a Chinese spy balloon, have been shot down over the last week in American and Canadian airspace. Monday, U.S. officials spoke about the decision to shoot down the objects and revealed more about China's balloon program. Former…
World Feb 13 Earthquake victims in rebel-held area of Syria left without aid, rescue operations In Syria, the earthquake brutalized a community that has already suffered more than a decade of war. Rebel-held provinces in the country's northwest now face a double disaster: the deadly quake and little to no outside help. Special correspondent Jane…
World Feb 10 Aid reaches remote regions in Turkey and Syria as earthquake death toll nears 24,000 Six days have passed since a catastrophic earthquake struck the Turkish-Syrian border region and nearly 24,000 people are confirmed dead. The focus is shifting to aiding the survivors in Turkey and the Idlib Province in Syria, but there have also…
World Feb 09 Rescue operations continue in Turkey, Syria as hope of finding earthquake survivors fades The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria has risen to nearly 21,000 with no end in sight. Aid is slowly starting to trickle in, but for many, it is too little, too late. Special correspondent Jane…
World Feb 08 Earthquake death toll hits 12,000 in Turkey and Syria as time to find survivors runs out An air of desperation is growing in Turkey and Syria as the chance of finding earthquake survivors grows dimmer by the hour. The death toll has grown to nearly 12,000 with an unknown number still missing. Jane Ferguson reports from…
World Feb 06 Women in Afghanistan find ways to make their voices heard under Taliban oppression It's been more than a year since the Taliban banned teenage girls in Afghanistan from school. Women there can't attend college, aren't allowed to work with aid groups or go to amusement parks. We’ve been speaking to young girls whose…
World Feb 03 Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. raises tensions in already strained relationship Defense Department officials are tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon that is making its way across the central part of the U.S. Senior officials say it’s maneuverable, designed for surveillance and Beijing was “trying to fly this balloon over sensitive…