2015-10-18 Report Shows Distrust and Division in Turkey
A new study of public opinion in Turkey shows deep divisions in how the Turkish people view their country and the world around them. This study comes as Turkey heads…
2015-10-18 Teen CEO Says Everyone Should Code
What does the average 15-year-old do with her free time? Most teenagers are hanging out with friends, talking on their smart phones or playing games on their computer. But Swetha…
2015-10-17 Sierra Leone Faces Child Marriage Issue
The organization Girls Not Brides is a partnership of more than 500 civil society groups from over 70 countries. They are working together to end child marriage. Girls Not Brides…
2015-10-17 Democrat Debate Shows More Unity Than Competition
Five Democratic candidates for U.S. president debated on national television for the first time last night. Hillary Clinton – the front-runner and former Secretary of State – debated mostly with…
2015-10-16 President Park’s Visit Marks US-South Korea Ties
South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama Friday. The visit marks the South Korean leader’s second visit to Washington since becoming…
2015-10-16 Turkey Warns US, Russia Not to Arm Kurds in Syria
Turkey is warning the United States and Russia against arming Kurdish fighters in Syria. It says the fighters are linked to what it calls Kurdish terrorists in Turkey. But some…
2015-10-15 Middle East Violence Continues to Spread
Conflict in the Middle East continues to grow as violence spreads from various flashpoints. A senior United Nations official warns that Syria could be divided into two if the current…
2015-10-15 Indonesia Asks Neighbors to Help Fight Forest Fires
The president of Indonesia is asking for foreign help to fight forest and agricultural fires in his country. Until now, Indonesia had repeatedly refused offers of help from overseas to…
2015-10-15 Vietnamese Say They Were Starved, Beaten by Chinese
Vietnamese workers in Algeria say supervisors and co-workers from China beat them and refused them food. The alleged attacks happened last month. They became known last week after the workers…
2015-10-15 Disasters in Myanmar May Delay Elections
An elections commission has asked Myanmar to postpone the national vote because of recent natural disasters. The Union Election Commission wants the elections, set for November 8, delayed because of…
2015-10-14 The Philippines Prepares for Next Disaster
The Philippines – a nation of about 7,100 islands – is in a prime spot for natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones. The Philippines was second on the…
2015-10-13 Russian-Made Missile Destroyed Flight MH17
International investigators say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down last year by a Russian-made missile. The airplane crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 passengers and…
2015-10-13 Cambodian Garment Workers to Earn 140 a Month
The minimum wage for the Cambodia’s garment sector will rise to $140 a month, the Cambodian government said last week. The new rate is almost 10 percent more than the…
2015-10-13 Career Advice for Millennials from Robots
Almost half of jobs in the United States are likely to be automated within the next 20 years. That prediction comes from researchers at the University of Oxford in England.…
2015-10-12 Air Accidents More Likely in Africa
Africa has about 5 percent of global air traffic but 20 percent of accidents and deaths in 2014. Siddi Kone is an air navigation safety expert. He says many small…