World Sep 16 Water begins receding in Pakistan’s worst flood-hit south By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press
Nation Jun 21 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Georgia, Arkansas, Virginia and Alabama hold elections In our news wrap Tuesday, Multiple states are holding primary and runoff elections including Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas and Virginia. Also, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Ukraine’s prosecutor general, historic monsoon floods submerged more of Bangladesh, floods in China…
Nation Jun 20 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: COVID vaccinations begin for children under age 5 In our news wrap Monday, children under the age of 5 began receiving COVID vaccines, President Biden considers a pause on the federal gas tax, militants killed at least 132 villagers in Mali, Israel is headed for a new election,…
Science May 24 Devastating heat wave in South Asia ‘sign of things to come’ in face of climate change The intense heat wave sweeping through South Asia was made more likely due to climate change and is a sign of things to come. By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press
Nation Sep 07 5 overlooked stories that deserve your attention In the rush of coverage on how the president is navigating the Texas floods and North Korea threats, here are five important stories you may have missed. By Erica R. Hendry, Larisa Epatko, Jenny Marder
Dec 22 More than 1 million migrants arrived in Europe this year By Gretchen Frazee More than one million migrants have entered Europe this year, marking the largest wave of immigration into the continent since World War II. Continue reading
Oct 20 Lessons learned from Cuban Missile Crisis, not so much in South Asia By Michael D. Mosettig Just about anyone with the slightest connection to the Cuban Missile Crisis 53 years ago has penned their recollections, including me. But few of those who were around then, and certainly subsequent generations, have much recall of a simultaneous conflict… Continue reading
Mar 09 More than 2,000 years of India’s lost literature is coming back into print By Laura Santhanam For more than 2,000 years, several volumes of classical South Asian texts remained locked away in languages that have either died, have a dwindling number of speakers or no one bothered to translate these stories for a global audience. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch Treating mental illness with medicine and religion in India By PBS NewsHour In India, about 100 million people are believed to suffer common mental disorders and millions more have more severe illnesses. With just 5,000 psychiatrists in the country, faith healers have filled the gap. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports… Continue watching
Nov 04 Storm Threatens to Worsen Haiti Cholera Outbreak By Talea Miller A strengthening tropical storm is predicted to hit Haiti on Friday, bringing the threat of high winds and flooding, which could accelerate the spread of cholera. Continue reading