Feb 12 Haiti's Farms Sow Hope for Rebuilding A new push to improve Haiti's struggling agricultural sector could provide jobs for many people displaced after January's earthquake. But the nation's farmland is limited in supply and often degraded of nutrients. Continue reading
Apr 23 Bombings Kill at Least 78 in Iraq's Deadliest Day in More Than a Year By Admin, PBS News Hour More than 78 people were killed and dozens more were wounded Thursday in two bombings in Iraq, one in Baghdad and one north of the city. In other news, the Iraqi military said they captured a suspected leader of an… Continue reading
Jul 30 U.N. Reports Says North Korea Is in Food Crisis By Admin, PBS News Hour Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis in nearly a decade and have put millions at risk, the U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next… Continue reading
May 25 Watch Severe Drought Hits Horn of Africa Millions of people in Somalia and Kenya "are on the brink of starvation" because of a severe drought that has swept the Horn of Africa. Continue watching