Nov 13 Trying to contact loved ones in the Philippines? Here are a few ways to start your search Survivors of the typhoon wait for help in Tacloban, Philippines, where authorities said they were able to evacuate about 800,000 people before the typhoon swept ashore on Friday. Photo by Save the Children Editor's note: This post has been… Continue reading
Nov 13 How to help Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts People salvage what they can from homes destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Photo by Save the Children Editor's note: Updated at 10:40 p.m. EST, Tuesday, to reflect the number dead and additional ways to help. More than 10,000 people… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Urgently needing aid, Typhoon Haiyan survivors ‘fend for themselves’ Urgently needing aid, Typhoon Haiyan survivors 'fend for themselves'… Continue watching
Nov 12 China is hungry for bitcoins, as currency hits record high Photo by Flickr user btckeychain CNNMoney reports that the price of one bitcoin hit a record $395 Saturday on the Mt. Gox exchange, which allows user to exchange their legal tender for the digital currency. (At the… Continue reading
Nov 12 China considers changing restrictive one-child policy Photo by China Photos/Getty Images Chinese officials said today the country is prepared to make some changes to its long-standing and controversial one-child, family planning policy. Chun'an Mao, a spokesman for China's top population authority, told China… Continue reading
Nov 12 Poll: Egypt worst on women’s rights; Comoros ranks best A Saudi woman and her children get into a taxi in Riyadh on June 14, 2011. Photo by Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images A Thomsen Reuters Foundation poll of women's rights in 22 Arab nations released Tuesday found that… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Why did the Iran nuclear talks fall apart despite signs of hope? Why did the Iran nuclear talks fall apart despite signs of hope?… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Iran nuclear talks fall short of deal, but Kerry reassures ‘this is not a race’ Iran nuclear talks fall short of deal, but Kerry reassures 'this is not a race'… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Philippines has faced ‘one blow after another’ in disaster relief efforts Philippines have faced 'one blow after another' in disaster relief efforts… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Relief workers struggle to provide life-saving services to typhoon survivors Relief workers struggle to provide life-saving services to typhoon survivors… Continue watching