World Jun 20 Officials try to deliver aid to flooded South Asia villages The floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than a dozen people, marooned millions and flooded millions of houses. By Julhas Alam, Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press
Nation Jun 18 Watch 2:36 News Wrap: CDC authorizes COVID-19 vaccinations for children under age 5 In our news wrap Saturday, the CDC authorized COVID vaccinations for children under 5, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy paid a rare visit to troops on the front lines in the southern city of Mykolaiv, at least 18 people died in floods…
World Jun 18 India, Bangladesh floods leave at 18 dead and millions without homes Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people, is low-lying and faces threats from natural disasters such as floods and cyclones, made worse by climate change… By Julhas Alam, Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press
World Jun 05 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Russian airstrikes target Kyiv, interrupting weeks of calm In our news wrap Sunday, Russian missiles targeted Ukraine's capital of Kyiv for the first time in weeks, at least eight weekend shootings with multiple deaths and injuries took place in the U.S, an attack on a Catholic church in…
Jun 05 At least 49 killed in massive fire at Bangladesh cargo depot By Julhas Alam, Associated Press The inferno at the BM Inland Container Depot, a Dutch-Bangladesh joint venture, broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine offers strong protection to children under 5 In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine offers strong protection to children under 5, the U.S. surgeon general warned of burnout and staffing shortages among health care workers, the first Russian soldier to… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 5:13 New documentary explores forgotten wars happening around the world By Ali Rogin A new documentary aims to draw attention to the wars, fighting and atrocities happening around the world that are often under-covered or forgotten. Correspondent Ali Rogin sat down with French philosopher, journalist and author Bernard-Henri Lévy to discuss his film. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Huge storm system dumps snow, heavy rain on much of western U.S. In our news wrap Friday, a huge storm system is dumping snow and heavy rain on much of the western U.S., a fire on a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh has left 39 people dead, Myanmar’s military launched a new… Continue watching
Nov 03 Bangladesh’s villages bear the brutal cost of climate change By Julhas Alam, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press Impacts of climate change from more frequent cyclones to tidal flooding are devastating Bangladesh, where an estimated 30 million people may be displaced from the coast. Continue reading