2015-08-09 Refugee Camp in Jordan Is Biggest in Middle East
The United Nations refugee agency says hundreds of thousands of Syrians who fled to Jordan to escape the war in Syria face a difficult future. Tens of thousands of these…
2015-08-08 Wanted in Uganda: Restaurant Help
The middle class in Uganda is expanding. So too is the country’s tourism industry. The growth of restaurants and high-end hotels is evidence that both foreigners and Ugandans are spending…
2015-08-07 Kerry: US, Vietnam Entering New Period
Vietnamese and United States officials are marking the 20th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Vietnam is holding a series of anniversary events in the…
2015-08-07 Facebook Reaches Out to Africa
The social media company Facebook has opened its first African headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa. Facebook representatives recently gathered in the city to celebrate the opening of the new office.…
2015-08-07 Beirut Residents Fight for Dalieh Coastline
Beirut’s waterfront area of Dalieh is one of the few public stretches of coastline in Lebanon. But that could soon change. This past May, developers came to Dalieh with the…
2015-08-06 Boy Scouts of America Cancels Ban on Gay Leaders, Workers
The Boy Scouts of America has cancelled its policy barring openly gay adults from serving as scout leaders and employees. The policy was set up to keep boys away from…
2015-08-05 Landmark US Law Marks 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At the ceremony, he called the measure “one of the most monumental laws in the entire…
2015-08-05 Olympic Committee to Test Rio’s Water for Viruses
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is busy preparing for the 2016 Olympics. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said it will begin testing the waters where swimmers and other athletes will…
2015-08-04 First US Presidential Debate: What Will They Say Next?
Seventeen people are officially competing for the Republican Party nomination for president this year. That is the highest number of candidates in at least 100 years. But only 10 of…
2015-08-04 Second American Accused of Illegally Killing Lion in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has accused an American doctor of illegally killing a lion. Jan Casimir Seski is the second American to face such accusations in a week. Officials say Mr. Seski used…
2015-08-04 Bangkok Could Soon Be Underwater
The Italian city of Venice and the American city of New Orleans, Louisiana are slowly sinking. So is Bangkok, home to about 10 million people. Officials in the city and…
2015-08-03 Yazidis of Sinjar Observe Tragic Anniversary
One year ago, Islamic State militants raided the homelands of Iraq’s Yazidi community. The attackers killed hundreds of men and enslaved thousands of women. Many Yazidi families fled to the…
2015-08-03 Islamic State’s Media Violence May Hurt the Group
The group calling itself the Islamic State uses videos to publicize its activities. The terrorist group’s media team has made its most horrible acts into big news stories. Some observers…
2015-08-02 Kenya Joins US’s HIV-AIDS Project
Kenya will be getting new support to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among young women. United States President Barack Obama announced last week that Kenya would be included in the DREAMS…
2015-08-02 China Testing ‘Hypersonic’ Weapons
Four times in the past 18 months, China has carried out hypersonic weapons tests. Hypersonic weapon delivery vehicles can travel at speeds of more than five times the speed of…