Oct 28 In Photos: Indonesia’s Dual Disasters By Larisa Epatko In less than 24 hours, a tsunami crashed into a remote island chain and a volcano erupted in Indonesia, killing a combined total of more than 400 people and forcing hundreds more to seek temporary refuge in emergency shelters. Continue reading
Sep 24 Art Collection Could Prove Shrewd Investment for Lehman Brothers By Paul Solman Two years to the month after the titan of Wall Street declared bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers' extensive and diverse art collection is headed to the titans of the auction block: Sotheby's of New York and Christie's of London. The art was… Continue reading
Sep 21 Mongolia’s Nomads Face Changing Culture By Talea Miller As more young Mongolians abandon the traditional nomadic lifestyle of their families, older generations worry the culture of Mongolian nomads could be threatened. Continue reading
Sep 01 Najaf Dispatch: Inside the Imam Ali Shrine By Larisa Epatko NAJAF, Iraq | The Imam Ali Mosque is considered the one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. The NewsHour recently visited the shrine during Ramadan and watched as crowds grew throughout the evening. Continue reading
Aug 19 Slide Show: Disease Outbreaks Feared as Pakistan’s Floodwaters Spread By Talea Miller As the flooding in Pakistan continues to spread, more than 1,500 people have died and millions are homeless, many without access to clean water. The risk of disease outbreaks among the displaced population is high, said UNICEF's Robin Nandy. He… Continue reading
Aug 17 Photos: Violence weighs on Iraqis after suicide bombing By Larisa Epatko BAGHDAD, Iraq | Tuesday's suicide bombing at the army headquarters in Baghdad was one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad in months, killing more than 50 people, and comes as the U.S. military is preparing to turn over full control… Continue reading
Aug 17 China’s War on Illegal Buildings By Travis Daub In an effort to rid the country of unsafe, illegal and aging structures, the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development plans to demolish more than half of the country’s residential buildings in the next 20 years. Illegal structures… Continue reading
Aug 04 Slide Show: Pakistan Floodwaters Spread as Death Toll Grows By Talea Miller Floodwaters spread Wednesday into Pakistan’s populous Punjab province, heightening a humanitarian crisis that has killed more than 1,500 people and left 3.2 million needing food aid and assistance. Heavy monsoon rains set off the worst flooding the nation has seen… Continue reading
Jul 16 Photos: Inside Guantanamo’s Prison By Larisa Epatko With the number of detainees at the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, steadily shrinking, military personnel there say the release of the prisoners is having a positive impact on those who remain. Continue reading
May 26 Photos: Wildlife Suffer as Oil Spreads By Sarah Clune, Lea Winerman For AP photographer Gerald Herbert, the story of the oil spill in the Gulf is personal. A New Orleans native, he worked for years out of Washington, D.C., covering Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But just after he… Continue reading