Guinea-Bissau

China contemplates building a high-speed train — to the US

Global Scan

Have you ever wanted to go to China, by train? Obviously that’s not at all possible today, but what if you could in the future? And take the trip in two days — about the time it takes Amtrak to go from Chicago to Los Angeles. That story tops today’s Global Scan.

China contemplates building a high-speed train — to the US

Global Scan
Ami Vitale Photo

How the wrong photos became the faces of the viral #BringBackOurGirls campaign

Ami Vitale Photo

How the wrong photos became the faces of the viral #BringBackOurGirls campaign

Guinea Bissau Government in Exile

Conflict & Justice
The World

Thriller author on scene of African coup

Conflict & Justice

British thriller writer Frederick Forsyth once wrote a novel about a coup in an African country. Now he’s living it – in Guinea-Bissau. He tells anchor Lisa Mullins about tensions in Guinea-Bissau, following the assassinations of the nation’s president and the head of its armed forces on Sunday.

The World

Tensions in Guinea-Bissau

Conflict & Justice

Tensions are high in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau, following the assassinations of the nation’s president and the head of its armed forces on Sunday. The World’s Emma Lydersen has details.