World

An image from 2015 shows a Pakistan International Airlines plane preparing to leave Chitral for Islamabad. A different plane flying that same route crashed Wednesday.

World News

Plane Crashes In Northern Pakistan; 48 People Are Believed Dead

12:33pm December 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Those onboard included former pop singer Junaid Jamshed, according to local media. Pakistan's aviation agency says the crash seems to have been an accident, not the result of an attack.

Houses of worship were destroyed by the earthquake that struck Aceh province on Wednesday.

World News

'Frantic' Search For Survivors After Earthquake In Indonesia Kills Nearly 100

11:11am December 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A magnitude 6.5 quake on the coast of Aceh province has destroyed hundreds of buildings. Authorities say there's no risk of tsunami, like the one in 2004 triggered by a quake in the same area.

Maj. Jason Brezler holds a meeting with local governors in 2010 in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

Legal Win For Marine Who Used Classified Information In An Email Warning

6:43pm December 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A federal judge has overturned a military panel's decision to force Maj. Jason Brezler out of the Corps for including classified information in an email to his fellow Marines.

A nighttime satellite image offers some information about pockets of poverty — that's where electricity isn't lighting things up.

To Help The Poorest Of The Poor, First You Have To Find Them

6:24pm December 06, 2016

by Mark H. Kim

A new project uses computers to analyze daytime satellite pictures for signs of extreme poverty. Does it work?

World News

Civilians Face Heightened Danger As Iraqi Forces Fight To Retake Mosul

5:55pm December 06, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

As the number of injuries and deaths increase for civilians in Mosul and Iraqi troops trying to liberate them from ISIS, it raises questions about guidance that civilians should stay in place.

A billboard for the Trump Tower Mumbai luxury residential apartment complex is seen next to a busy road in Mumbai in June.

In India, Trump's Business Interests Raise Anticipation And Questions

5:55pm December 06, 2016

by Julie McCarthy

The Trump Organization maintains more real estate interests in India than anywhere outside North America. But property development in India is prone to political entanglement.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Canada Prepares To Announce First Woman Featured On Bank Note

4:39pm December 06, 2016

Canada will announce Thursday the woman who will appear on the first bank note of the next series. A total of 461 iconic Canadian women met the qualifying criteria and a short list was set.

World News

Gambia Poised For Peaceful Transition After 22 Years Under Authoritarian Ruler

4:39pm December 06, 2016

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The tiny West African nation of Gambia is poised for an unprecedented handover of power. In a surprise election upset, the opposition candidate bested the 22-year ruler, whose government is known for forced disappearances, torture and other human rights violations.

A pileup begins at a street corner in Montreal.

World News

WATCH: A Slow-Mo, Many-Car Pileup In Snowy Montreal

4:13pm December 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Nobody was injured in the accident, which took a long time to unfold. Vehicle after vehicle — including a police car with its lights on, and one surprising addition we won't spoil for you — slid in.

Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander in the Lord's Resistance Army, enters the courtroom of the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday.

World News

Former Child Soldier Denies War Crimes In Trial At International Criminal Court

1:00pm December 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Dominic Ongwen, who was kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army when he was a boy, pleaded not guilty to 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda. He was nicknamed the White Ant.