At Least 48 Dead After Train Crashes In Eastern Taiwan
Rescue efforts are underway after a passenger train crashed into a vehicle on its tracks and partially derailed outside a rail tunnel in Taiwan.
Africa
The Suez Canal Was Blocked For Under A Week — Here's How That Will Affect The World
The container ship Ever Given has finally been unstuck from the Suez Canal, but there will be lingering consequences to its nearly week-long blockade of the vital trade corridor.
Insurgents Kill Dozens In Attack On Natural Gas Complex In Mozambique
Days of fighting in the northern port city of Palma have left dozens of civilians dead as security forces battled to turn back an assault by a suspected ISIS-linked insurgent group.
The History Of The Suez Canal
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Zachary Karabell, author of Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal, about the dream to build a waterway that would unite the East and the West.
Remembering Mama Sarah: Philanthropist And Obama Family Matriarch Dies In Kenya At 99
Sarah Obama, the former president's step-grandmother who helped raise his father, died Monday morning after a brief illness. She spent much of her life promoting education for girls and orphans.
Salvage Teams Race To Reopen Blocked Suez Canal
A massive container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for six days has been partially freed. Traffic has not yet resumed in the canal, which is among the world's most important waterways.
News Brief: Derek Chauvin Trial, Suez Canal Blocked, Gun Violence
Ex-police officer Chauvin goes on trial Monday for the murder of George Floyd. The ship stuck in the Suez Canal is partially afloat. And, why the White House is not making gun violence a priority.
In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration
The Spanish islands saw a big increase last year of people trying to migrate to Europe by boat. After sheltering many of them in hotels, the authorities have set up camps and stepped up deportations.
Reports Of Mass Killings Point To Desperate Situation In Ethiopia's Civil War
The civil strife in Ethiopia has continued unabated, killing thousands as Western governments and rights groups raise the alarm on the shocking level of violence.
Traffic Halted: Massive Container Ship Runs Aground In Suez Canal
In Egypt, a ship the length of four football fields has run aground in the Suez Canal — backing up cargo and oil tanker traffic on one of the world's busiest routes.