World News

At 'World Routes,' Airports Court Airlines To Bring In More Flights

9:44am September 24, 2014

by David Schaper

Some describe World Routes as speed dating for the aviation industry, as airports try to court airlines and convince them to offer international flights in and out of their destinations.

Queue Listen Now

In the markets of San Salvador, El Salvador, you can have your palm read, you can buy plumbing tools ... and you can purchase abortion pills.

Even When Abortion Is Illegal, The Market May Sell Pills For Abortion

9:22am September 24, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

An ulcer drug is dramatically changing the face of back-alley abortions in developing countries and cutting the rate of maternal deaths. Misoprostol is widely available even where abortion is banned.

Queue Listen Now

Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., Joint Staff Director of Operations, speaks about airstrikes in Syria during a briefing at the Pentagon yesterday.

Al-Qaida's Khorasan Group Led By Hard-Core Fighters

7:28am September 24, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

The group, which was targeted by U.S. airstrikes in Syria last night, has been on the U.S. radar for a while. Intelligence officials say they have tracked its individual members for years.

A World Health Organization worker trains nurses how to use Ebola protective gear in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Dire Predictions On Ebola's Spread From Top Health Organizations

8:55pm September 23, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The World Health Organization warns of more than 20,000 cases by early November if help doesn't arrive quickly in West Africa. The CDC projects 1.4 million cases by late January.

Queue Listen Now

Nobel Peace Prize winner and microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus is a champion of big ideas and small loans.

Nobelist Muhammad Yunus: Be A Go-Getter, Not A Job Getter

6:01pm September 23, 2014

by Christopher Shea

The founding father of "microcredit" is helping to judge a contest with maxidollars: the Clinton Global Initiative's Hult Prize, granting $1 million to a new business idea that'll help the poor.

A traffic jam in Nairobi, Kenya. The city is the world's fourth-most congested, far worse than any in the U.S.

World News

Seeking Frugal Tech Solutions For Nairobi's Jammed Traffic

5:39pm September 23, 2014

by Jacob Kushner

Traffic in major cities in the developing world can be a mind-numbing mess. A team at IBM in Kenya's capital thinks it's found an answer.

World News

Abbas Looks To Students In Palestinian Statehood Campaign

5:20pm September 23, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is hoping to persuade the international community to set a deadline for Palestinian statehood.

Queue Listen Now

Khorasan Group Composed Of Al-Qaida Veterans

5:20pm September 23, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

One of the targets in overnight airstrikes in Syria was a little known al-Qaida offshoot called the Khorasan group.

Queue Listen Now

World News

ISIS Videos Employ 'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Approach

5:20pm September 23, 2014

Robert Siegel talks to Peter Neumann about new ISIS production techniques and the release of their new video showing the kidnapped British journalist John Cantlie.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Thousands Of Syrian Kurds Fleeing Islamic State

5:20pm September 23, 2014

Robert Siegel speaks with Carol Batchelor, Turkey Representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, about the Syrian Kurds flooding into Turkey.

Queue Listen Now