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…
World Jan 30 Blinken urges Israelis and Palestinians to restore calm amid a spike in violence After days of bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians, and reported Israeli airstrikes in Iran, Secretary of State Tony Blinken became the latest high-ranking American official to travel to Israel. As Nick Schifrin reports, Blinken is trying to keep a lid…
World Jan 25 U.S. and Germany sending tanks to Ukraine for fight against Russian invasion The U.S. officially announced it will send American tanks to Ukraine as part of a coordinated effort with Germany, which will also send its tanks. It’s a shift in U.S. policy and one of the most significant weapons upgrades that…
Nation Jan 23 Mexico’s former anti-narcotics chief on trial in U.S., accused of protecting cartels In New York, arguments began in the case of the highest-ranking Mexican official to ever stand trial in the U.S. Prosecutors say the very man responsible for working with the U.S. to enforce the war on drugs, Genaro García Luna,…
World Jan 17 Human trafficking victims forced to sell their organs share harrowing stories Each year, an estimated 35,000 Nepalis are sold into modern slavery. They are vulnerable in part because of their economic conditions, as of the 29 million people who live in Nepal, nearly half live in poverty. But the country is…
World Jan 17 In Nepal’s ‘Kidney Valley,’ poverty drives an illegal market for human organs Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission told the NewsHour that at least 150 people sold their kidney from a single village in the Kavre District, but only three cases were officially reported.
World Jan 16 Russian strike kills dozens of civilians as Western nations pledge more aid to Ukraine The death toll from a Russian strike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40, with dozens still missing. The rescue efforts continue, but officials acknowledge little hope of finding anyone alive. It was one of the deadliest single…