The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were in Indonesia. But the island of Simeulue was largely spared.

The majority of deaths from the 2004 earthquake and tsunami were in Indonesia. But one island had just a handful of deaths, ...

Albania’s former president was arrested on suspicion of corruption and money laundering. The former prime minister and leader of the main opposition Democratic Party is also awaiting trial on ...

With all the stress and strife in the world, we all have different ways of coping. For the Afro-Caribbean band The Bongo Hop, they turn to songwriting. Their tune “La Pata Coja” tells us that no ...

Normal life is returning to many places in Syria. Children are going back to school, students back to universities. There are clean-up campaigns in different cities. Meanwhile, Syria’s revolutionary ...

Finnish authorities seized an oil tanker on Thursday, claiming it was involved in cutting vital undersea cables and that the ship might have been part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” aimed at evading ...

Yemen’s Houthi militants are backed by Iran. But as Israel and the US ramp up strikes on Houthi strongholds in Yemen, the militants continue to hit targets inside Israel and threaten international ...

Jan. 1 is, of course, the start of the new year. But it’s also the day Haitians celebrate their independence from France. It’s a proud legacy they’re honoring: Haiti was the first nation to gain ...

Two decades after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia, some survivors are rebuilding their lives in the ...

In Argentina, a country of sporting icons like Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, soccer fandom is, for many, akin to a ...

On the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that took the lives of more than 220,000 people, we look at why there are ...

Migration remained a major global challenge in 2024. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman were joined by reporters Tibisay Zea and Gerry Hadden to discuss themes in migration from the past year.