Aug 19 Passport officers can’t always spot fake photos, study says By Dave Sloan On Monday, a detailed study released on the website PLOS One revealed that many TSA agents and international airport security officers have trouble with facial recognition when processing photo identification. Continue reading
Aug 12 Photo of boy with head of Syrian soldier sparks outrage By Ayan Sheikh A photo of a 7-year-old boy holding up the severed head of a slain Syrian soldier has caused uproar in Australia, home to a convicted terrorist who fled to Syria last year to join the Islamic State terrorist group. Continue reading
Aug 04 Abandoned baby tests international laws of citizenship and parenthood By Anna Christiansen Australian immigration officials are weighing the case of Grammy, who was born via surrogacy in Thailand and was rejected by his biological parents. Grammy has down syndrome and a congenital heart defect, and is living with his 21 year-old surrogate… Continue reading
Jun 05 Koalas are treehuggers because it’s cool By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Koalas make coo-worthy photos when they cuddle up to Australia’s trees, where they live. But trees are more than shelter to the arboreal marsupials. Scientists recently learned that koalas use trees as their personal air conditioners. Continue reading
Apr 07 Australians get ‘promising lead’ in search for missing Malaysian plane By Ellen Rolfes Many hope that this could be the missing black box from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished on March 7. Officials leading the search for the missing aircraft have cautiously called this a "most promising lead."… Continue reading
Apr 02 Australia’s high court rules in favor of gender neutrality By Ruth Tam Australia’s supreme court has ruled that New South Whales must recognize gender neutrality in addition to categorizing people as male or female. Continue reading
Mar 31 UN court orders Japan to stop whaling program By Ariel Min Japan has been ordered to immediately halt whaling off Antarctica, after the United Nations’ International Court of Justice voted on Monday, 12 to 4, against Japan’s JARPA II special permits, which are issued for scientific research. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 4:21 Still facing abyss of questions, what gives Malaysia confidence in its Flight 370 conclusion? By PBS News Hour After 17 days of searching for the missing airliner, Malaysian officials announced that they believe it went down in the Southern Indian Ocean and that no one survived. Michael Schmidt of The New York Times joins Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Malaysian government says Flight 370’s final satellite ping ended over the Southern Indian Ocean By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Missing plane search focuses on new satellite imagery data By PBS News Hour After two weeks of searching, the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has yet to be found. In recent days both Australian and Chinese satellite imagery have picked up on objects that could be aircraft debris. What does this mean for search?… Continue watching