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Chilean Volcano Erupts, Forces Evacuations
The Chaiten volcano in the remote Patagonia region of southern Chile has been dormant for 2,000 years. But for more than a week, lava, ash and huge plumes of smoke have spewed from the volcano. Thousands of people in surrounding towns are being forced to leave their homes and livestock behind.
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Pro-European Candidates Win Serbian Elections
Pro-European candidates have eked out a victory in Serbia's parliamentary elections. Dejan Anastasijevic, a journalist for the Serbian newsmagazine <em>Vreme,</em> talks with host Andrea Seabrook about the hard-fought contest against the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party.
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Higher Education in China Expanding
China is in the midst of a building boom of colleges and universities. The country is attempting to improve the quality of these institutions and its world ranking.
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Cylcone Relief Teams Still on Standby in Thailand
At least a million and a half people in Myanmar are in need of food and shelter. Aid teams are arriving slowly from Thailand, but many relief workers are still awaiting visas.
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Vote Held in Face of Disaster in Myanmar
The aftermath of the cyclone is still a morbid reality for millions in Myanmar, but the lax government-sponsored relief efforts haven't deterred the reigning junta. It went ahead with plans for a referendum on Saturday.
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Burmese Refugees in Indiana Feel Powerless
Ft. Wayne, Ind., is home to one of the largest communities of Burmese refugees in the United States. They are among those offering prayers to the cyclone victims in Myanmar.
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Doctor Dispels Myth that Corpses Spread Disease
It has been a week since a cyclone devastated the Myanmar coastline. Tens of thousands of bodies have yet to be identified or buried. United Nations consultant and expert on directing disaster relief Claude de Ville de Goyet talks with Andrea Seabrook about the difficult task ahead for Myanmar.
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Soldier Calls Home During Gunbattle in Afghanistan
Sandie Petee came home from running an errand to find a message her son had accidentally left on her answering machine. She hit play and heard the sound of Stephen in the middle of a battle with insurgents in Afghanistan. Petee talks with Andrea Seabrook about the scare.
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Myanmar Keeps Relief Workers at Bay
After almost a week of refusal following a deadly cyclone, Myanmar has agreed to allow one U.S. cargo plane to make a delivery of aid. The government there is still refusing entry to worldwide aid agencies. Gordon Bacon of the International Rescue Committee is one of the few who have been able to enter the country.
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Years After His Murder, Congo Leader Stirs Emotion
A little more than six months after he took office in 1960, Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Congo, was murdered under a tree in a remote province. Today, the Congolese still have a hot and cold relationship with their national hero.
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Norwegian Deep-Sea Divers Sue Government
Former diver Bernie Schwerdtfeger talks about working 500 feet under the water off the coast of Norway, where he helped assemble oil rigs. Many former divers are complaining of health problems and are suing for damages.
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Cyclone Relief Efforts Slowed by Myanmar Junta
Myanmar continues its slow recovery from the devastating cyclone that left at least 100,000 people dead and nearly 2 million homeless.
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Hezbollah Seizes Control of West Beirut
After a night of heavy fighting, Shiite Hezbollah militiamen seize control Friday of most parts of Muslim West Beirut from ragtag Sunni militias. The Lebanese army has so far stayed out of the fray.
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Professor: Myanmar Sees Its Identity at Stake
Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asian studies at Johns Hopkins University, talks about the military government of Myanmar and why it's been so reluctant to accept outside assistance in the aftermath of the cyclone.
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Groups Scramble to Get Aid to Myanmar Survivors
Despite troubles with Myanmar's military rulers, U.N. World Food Program spokesman Paul Riley says the agency has 240 staffers on the ground hurriedly working with government ministries to get aid to survivors of the cyclone. The agency fears running out of time.
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