Jun 20 Photos: Muslims prepare for Ramadan around the world By News Desk The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began around the world on Wednesday evening. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Indonesia, Malaysia agree to shelter thousands adrift at sea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to accept thousands of refugees who have been stranded at sea in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said that the U.S. is willing to take more refugees and help… Continue watching
Feb 12 In world’s poorest slums, landfills and polluted rivers become a child’s playground By Ariel Min Children living among rubbish and human waste are especially susceptible to diarrheal diseases and pneumonia, the top killers of children under 5 worldwide. In this photo essay from Reuters, photographers capture “playgrounds” built among landfills and junkyards, and children swimming… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 4:46 Not Trending stories: Stashing Polish packages, paying Indonesia’s poor By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 13 Searchers retrieve second black box from crashed AirAsia flight By Andrew Mach Indonesian search teams believe they've located the black box flight recorders of the AirAsia flight that crashed into the Java Sea two weeks ago, officials announced Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 03 Four large objects spotted on ocean floor in AirAsia jet search By Elisabeth Ponsot Sonar equipment used by search teams looking for the crash site of AirAsia Flight 8501 has detected four large objects on the ocean floor, Indonesian officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: Search for AirAsia victims hindered by weather By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the first two bodies recovered from the crash of AirAsia flight 8501 landed in Surabaya, Indonesia, but efforts to continue searching for more victims were delayed by strong winds and heavy rains. Also, in Afghanistan,… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 2:41 Search teams find victims, mangled metal of AirAsia plane – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 30 Bodies spotted in Indonesian waters ending mystery of missing plane By Larisa Epatko Searchers spotted six bodies off Borneo island on Tuesday, about 10 miles from the last known coordinates of AirAsia Flight 8501, which had been missing since Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 4:44 Was weather to blame for AirAsia disappearance? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching