CNN's Becky Anderson speaks with International Rescue Committee CEO David Miliband about the catastrophic conditions in Yemen. Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia's top diplomat announced […]
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Fukushima residents still suffering as Olympics go ahead
The summer Olympic games in Tokyo have been billed as the 'recovery games,' but 10 years after the Fukushima disaster, many residents living near the […]
Continue readingStuck ship shuts down Suez Canal traffic
An enormous container the length of the Empire State Building remains stuck in the Suez Canal. Shipping experts believe it could take days or even […]
Continue readingCNN finds stranded Uyghur children in China
Amnesty International reports that China's policies towards ethnic Uyghur Muslims have split up thousands of families, as some children are prevented from leaving China's Xinjiang […]
Continue readingNorth Korea fires two ballistic missiles in second launch in a week
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday — the second such launch in less than a week. South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said in […]
Continue readingEmpire State Building-length ship stuck in Suez Canal
A large container ship is stuck in the southern end of the Suez Canal blocking tankers in both directions, according to Tanker Trackers, which monitors […]
Continue readingProtesters call for ‘silent strike’ after death of 7-year-old
Indian officials say more than 400 Burmese refugees, desperate to flee the military junta's crackdown, have crossed the border into India since the military coup. […]
Continue readingDeadly fire rips through refugee camp
A fire swept through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, killing at least eleven people, destroying homes and endangering the lives of […]
Continue reading‘Women’s lives still considered less important’: British lawmaker fighting for reform
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour talks with Jess Phillips, a British lawmaker focusing on domestic violence and safeguarding, about her hopes for policy change in the wake […]
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