2015-04-24 Sierra Leone Dog Population Rising Because of Ebola Crisis
The Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone has led to growing concern about another disease: rabies from wild dogs. Many owners fear their dogs could infect them with Ebola, so they…
2015-04-23 India Looks to Become Arms Supplier Instead of Buyer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently pointed out that India imports nearly 60 percent of its defense needs. In fact, a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute…
2015-04-22 Did an Armenian Army Officer Fight in Gallipoli Battle?
Friday, Turkey marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I. The battle was a major military campaign. The Ottoman Turks defeated a British-led invasion, but…
2015-04-22 Countries Where Reporters Are Threatened, Imprisoned
The Committee to Protect Journalists has released a list of the top 10 countries where reporters are the most-severely limited. Eritrea and North Korea are at the top of the…
2015-04-22 Turkey’s Atheists Face Threats
Turkey is officially a secular country. But 99 percent of the population is Muslim. Many of these people are deeply religious. The country’s atheists — those who do not believe…
2015-04-21 Earth Day 2015: Biking, Hiking and Planting Trees
April 22 is the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. This year’s theme is “It’s Our Turn to Lead.” The organization, Earth Day Network, says a huge number of people have…
2015-04-21 Pirate Attacks Increase in Southeast Asia
Pirates off the coast of Somalia made big news a few years ago. But the waters of the West Indian Ocean are not the world’s most dangerous for pirate attacks…
2015-04-21 US, Philippines Open Joint Military Exercises
The United States and the Philippines launched joint military exercises on Monday. The exercises involve a larger than usual number of Philippine and U.S. troops. The training operations come at…
2015-04-19 Where Have All the Bees Gone?
Bees play an important part in the growth of crops. About 4,000 wild bee species are native to North America. Other bee species on the continent were imported from Europe…
2015-04-20 100-Year-Old Japanese Woman Sets Swimming Record
As we age, we often take longer to recover from injuries. That is, for some people. After a Japanese woman suffered a knee injury, she became a competitive swimmer –…
2015-04-19 US-Japan Relationship: Strong and Getting Stronger
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making plans to visit the United States later this month. His visit will come at a time when relations between the two countries are…
2015-04-18 Brazil Working to Clean Dirty Olympic Bay
Around the world, people are excited for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The host city for the events is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The city is known as Cidade Maravilhosa…
2015-04-18 New Movie Shows an Unseen Underwater World
Jean-Michel Cousteau has spent a lifetime exploring the seas, like his famous father, the ocean explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau. Now, Jean-Michel Cousteau has produced a 40 minute long documentary…
2015-04-17 San Francisco Artists Make Art from Trash
Trash and garbage are other words for waste – things that people no longer want or need. In San Francisco, they are also words for art. A local recycling company,…
2015-04-16 War in Yemen: The Players and the Goals
Have you been following what is happening in Yemen? Are you wondering exacting who is fighting who and for what? Some Yemenis living overseas say they are not sure what…