Germanwings Disaster Marks First Crash For The Budget Airliner
The airline operating the plane that crashed in the French Alps says the plane had been inspected and found safe Monday.
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How Did Ebola Volunteers Know Where To Go In Liberia? Crowdsourcing!
Kpetermeni Siakor was 900 miles from home when Ebola struck. But with special software, he helped direct volunteers and supplies to the right spots.
Couple Spends Millions To Save Migrants In The Mediterranean
With record numbers fleeing the Middle East and Africa in overcrowded boats, the Catrambone family is conducting private rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
TB Patients That The World Writes Off Are Getting Cured In Peru
When a person is diagnosed with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, the treatment is so long and painful that some countries decide it's not worth bothering. Partners In Health disagrees.
U.S. Will Slow Down Withdrawal Of Troops From Afghanistan
In a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, President Obama says Afghanistan "remains a very dangerous place," and the size of the U.S. troop presence in 2016 is yet to be decided.
Notorious Mexican Criminals Say Prison Conditions Are Inhumane
Nearly 140 inmates, including Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal, complain of dirty cells, spoiled food and filthy conjugal rooms at Mexico's maximum security prison.
Plane's Steep Decline Confounds Crash Investigators
French authorities have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from Germanwings flight 9525. The search for remains and the flight data recorder resumed at daylight in a rugged area of the French Alps.
Israelis Hope Obama-Netanyahu Rift Will Result In Change
"Business-like" is how Obama characterized his relationship with the Israeli prime minister. He says the rift is based on fundamental differences in policy regarding the future of a Palestinian state.
Investigators Lack Answers In French Alps Plane Crash
The plane took off from Barcelona, Spain, headed to Dusseldorf, Germany, on Tuesday. All 150 people on board were killed. The cockpit voice recorder has been found but not the flight data recorder.
2 Brothers In Rural China Beat The Odds; Practice Law In Shanghai
The two brothers credit their parents for hard work and the expansion of university education in China, which gave them a springboard to white-collar careers.