Does the media have a Western bias? Hundreds have died in a horrific natural disaster in central Asia. Yet critics say Western news sources could hardly seem less interested.
Hundreds feared dead in Afghan quake
Rescue mission: The magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit a remote part of eastern Afghanistan, making it challenging to rescue survivors. Glossary
Afghanistan - A mountainous Asian country, slightly larger than France, whose neighbours include Pakistan, Iran and China.
Empires - A political unit made up of multiple lands and peoples. Most empires have been built up through conquests and takeovers of land.
Earthquake - The shaking of the surface of the Earth after a sudden burst of energy at a tectonic plate boundary.
Queen Camilla - The second wife of Britain's King Charles III.
Equivalent - Equal in value to.
Civilians - People who are not in the army or the police.
Ethnic group - A community or group made up of people who share the same culture or ancestry.
Sudan - A country in northeast Africa with a population of 45 million.
Humanitarian - People or views that advocate for human welfare
Adam Smith - An 18th-Century Scottish economist often known as the "father of economics".
Biases - Beliefs that systematically and unfairly distort a person's decisions, in favour or against one group or another.