Jul 29 Watch Famine, Strife in Somalia an ‘Unfolding Tragedy’ Instability in Somalia Hampers Efforts to Aid Famine 'Tragedy'… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Wall Street Fades in Run-Up to Debt Ceiling Vote In the day's other top news, Wall Street sagged over the debt ceiling debate and a Muslim-American soldier has admitted to planning an attack on Fort Hood in Texas. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Somalis Flee to Kenya in Search of Food, Water, Aid On Kenya-Somalia Border, a Desperate Scene for Famine Victims… Continue watching
Jul 25 East Africa Famine: How to Help Updated on August 15, 2011. More than 11 million people are in need of aid in drought-stricken East Africa, and more than 800,000 children could die from starvation, the U.N. says. View a slide show of the harrowing conditions Somalis… Continue reading
Jul 25 Escaping the Epicenter of Eastern Africa’s Famine By Talea Miller More than 11 million people are in need of aid due to the worst drought to hit Eastern Africa in 60 years. Kenya and Ethiopia are struggling to absorb refugees from hardest-hit Somalia who are desperate for any food and… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Somalia Faces Famine as al-Qaida Threat Halts International Aid The United Nations warned Friday that the famine threatening Somalia could cause some 800,000 children to die from starvation. International agencies want to send more food but al-Qaida-linked militants vowed to block aid. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Jul 11 Drought Threatens Horn of Africa By Talea Miller Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in Somalia and Ethiopia due to severe drought and food shortages. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch North Koreans Risk Lives to Escape Via Underground Railroad As famine grips North Korea, some are choosing to make a difficult journey to Thailand through a modern-day underground railroad. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch As Global Temperatures Rise, So Too Do Health Risks While there may be debate over what's causing global climate change, there are far fewer questions about the effect of a warming planet on human health, reports Ray Suarez. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Kenya Devastated by Massive Drought Lindsey Hilsum of ITN reports from Kenya on the worst drought to strike the horn of Africa in more than a decade. Continue watching