Mar 02 Watch Chile’s Death Toll Along Coast Continues to Climb The death toll in coastal Chile rose to nearly 800 in the wake of Saturday's massive earthquake and aftershocks. Margaret Warner reports on relief efforts by countries in the region and beyond. Continue watching
Mar 01 Aftershocks Hit Chile, as Rescue Efforts Continue and Death Toll Rises --Men sit in a street devastated by the tsunami in Talcahuano, Chile. Photo Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images. Three more aftershocks jolted Chile early Monday, as the death toll from this weekend's mammoth earthquake climbed to more than 700 and rescue… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Building Codes, Preparation Re-examined After Chile’s Quake As aftershocks continue to strike Chile after Saturday's, Judy Woodruff talks to a crisis expert and a quake researcher about how the damage from this powerful quake differs from a less severe one that killed hundreds of thousands in Haiti. Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Chile Reels from Quake Aftershocks as Troops Crack Down on Looting More than 700 people are dead after one of the most powerful earthquakes in more than a century hit Chile on Saturday. Since then, troops and police have cracked down on curfew violations in an effort to stop violence and… Continue watching
Feb 28 Aftershocks Rattle Chile as Quake Leaves 1.5 Million Affected Chile was rattled by another powerful aftershock Sunday, one of at least 10 to strike the country in the aftermath of yesterday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The latest aftershock struck the capital of Santiago at roughly 8:30 a.m. local time, less… Continue reading
Feb 27 Powerful Earthquake Strikes Chile; Hawaii on Edge After Tsunami Warning Update 7:40pm EST As Chile raced to assess the damage from Saturday's powerful earthquake, Hawaii canceled its tsunami warning after hours of waiting and watching its shores for dangerous waves triggered by the temblor. "We dodged a bullet,"… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch News Wrap: Fresh Powder Pounds U.S. Northeast In other news Friday, another major snowstorm pounded the Northeastern U.S. with high winds knocking out power across the region. News of positive growth in the U.S. economy last quarter was tempered by continued lags in consumer spending and plummets… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Troops Capture Taliban Stronghold In other news Thursday, Afghan troops officially declared control over the Taliban in the southern Afghanistan city of Marjah, and a U.S. missile strike killed a Taliban commander in Pakistan. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch U.N. Under-Secretary General Updates Needs in Haiti Nearly 600,000 people are still without shelter as the rains begin to fall in Port-au-Prince. Ray Suarez speaks to Under-Secretary General John Holmes of the United Nations about Haiti's long journey of rebuilding ahead and the state of the relief… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Tough, Low-Cost Wheelchairs Needed in Haiti Spencer Michels reports on efforts in San Francisco to design and build heavy-duty, low-cost wheelchairs for use in the rough terrain of Haiti and around the third world. Continue watching