Sep 08 Watch Megacities Reflect Growing Urbanization, But Poverty Still Rampant The World Bank says Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is the fastest growing city in the world with a population of 15 million. But as more of the world's impoverished flee to megacities for economic opportunities, the perils of urbanization… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch News Wrap: Israel Vows to Block Another Aid Ship Bound for Gaza In other news Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to stop another aid ship bound for Israel's maritime blockade on Gaza. Also, the three-day peace conference in Afghanistan came to a close with a resolution urging the government to… Continue watching
May 27 Watch News Wrap: GM Moves Closer to Bankruptcy In the day's other news, General Motors moved one step closer to bankruptcy as bondholders rejected the company's offer to trade bond debt for G.M. stock, and Chrysler's lawyers asked a federal bankruptcy court to allow it to sell the… Continue watching
Oct 30 String of Blasts Rips Through Northeast India, Killing at Least 61 By PBS News Hour A series of coordinated blasts tore through a troubled section of northeast India on Thursday, killing at least 61 people and wounding hundreds more as police rushed to uncover any additional unexploded devices. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Rising Food Prices Felt Around the World Soaring food prices and recent jumps in the price of rice -- a critical food in the developing world -- have impacted communities and aid organizations across the globe. Independent Television News reports on the increased price of rice. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Volunteers Shape Frontlines of TB Fight in Bangladesh Tuberculosis -- a potentially fatal but treatable lung disease -- infects 300,000 people in Bangladesh every year. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on a success story in the country's fight against TB, which relies on local women trained to spot… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Deadly Cyclone Wreaks Havoc for Bangladesh Aid agencies are rushing to assist Bangladesh in the aftermath of a cyclone that killed thousands and left millions homeless. Bangladesh's Ambassador to the United States and an international aid expert assess relief efforts. Continue watching
Nov 19 Death Toll from Bangladesh Cyclone Passes 3,000 By PBS News Hour Rescue workers scrambled to deliver aid to Bangladesh Monday as the South Asian nation struggled to recover from the worst cyclone to strike it in a decade, a category 4 storm that left at least 3,100 people dead. Continue reading
Nov 16 Deadly Cyclone Ravages Coast of Bangladesh By PBS News Hour More than 1,000 people are reportedly dead after a cyclone hit the coast of Bangladesh Thursday night, leveling homes with 150 mph winds and powerful waves, according to the United News of Bangladesh and the Associated Press. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch Author Says Redirect Resources Against Climate Change Danish author and statistician Bjorn Lomborg discusses his proposal to redirect resources from a general fight against carbon emissions to specific efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change in vulnerable areas. Continue watching