Aug 05 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: UN warns female and child casualties are on the rise in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, civilian casualties among Afghan women jumped 23 percent this year, and among children the number rose 13 percent, according to a report by the United Nations. Also, international experts confirmed that plane debris found in… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 6:39 Will debris help narrow search for MH370? By PBS News Hour Even though it seems more and more likely that the debris recovered on the island of Reunion is part of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, many questions still remain. Judy Woodruff learns more from science correspondent Miles O’Brien and… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 2:13 Debris may be first trace of missing Malaysian plane By PBS News Hour A large piece of debris that washed ashore on the island of Reunion is being sent to a French military lab. Aviation investigators will determine whether it's the first trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, missing for more than a… Continue watching
Jul 30 U.S. official: Washed up plane debris appears to match Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 By Joan Lowy, Lori Hinnant, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press According to the Associated Press, a U.S. official says debris found earlier today matches that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing last March. Continue reading
Dec 26 Why did some Indonesian women bear more children after the 2004 tsunami? By Simone Pathe Years after the Indian Ocean tsunami that struck Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2004, researchers noted a higher than expected fertility rate, particularly among the communities that had experienced the most mortality. They took a closer look to see who was… Continue reading
Dec 24 The day that changed tsunami science By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On the day after Christmas 2004, a horrifying tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean. It claimed an estimated 230,000 lives. With no warning system in the Indian Ocean, scientists were helpless to provide an accurate warning in time. Ten years… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch Devastating 2004 tsunami cleared the way for better infrastructure in Indonesia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 29 Watch News Wrap: Pro-Russian rebels shoot down Ukrainian military helicopter By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Robot submersible takes technology to the bottom of the ocean in search of Flight 370 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch News Wrap: Flight 370 search follows promising pings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, there were cautious hopes of finding the missing Flight 370 aircraft when a ship picked up pings during its trawl of the southern Indian Ocean. Also, Oscar Pistorius took the stand to testify in his… Continue watching