Month: January 2021

The U.S. Defense Department says its military plane dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat, a 10,000-kilogram bomb, on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. The bomb is…

Three days after a passenger was dragged off a plane, the head of United Airlines went on television Wednesday to apologize for the incident. On Sunday, passenger David Dao refused…

If you are a refugee, Uganda may be one of the better places to live. The country’s refugee policy is considered one of the most progressive in the world. Newcomers…

The Trump administration has agreed to sell Nigeria up to twelve attack airplanes for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists. The sale will continue despite concerns over abuses committed…

The Brazilian city of Petropolis is known for its 19th century buildings and its Imperial Museum. The museum includes the summer home of Brazil’s last ruler, Dom Pedro II. But…

The high-speed transportation system called Hyperloop is getting attention all over the world. Last week, groups from the United States presented proposals for Hyperloop projects at a meeting in Washington…

A presidential election will take place in South Korea next month. The results could produce a change in policy that may reduce tensions with North Korea and worsen them with…

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has traveled to Moscow in an effort to persuade Russia to end support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad. Tillerson’s trip follows the deadly…

Somalia’s ambassador to the United States says his embassy has learned that U.S. immigration officers plan to deport about 4,000 Somali nationals. Ahmed Isse Awad is the Somali ambassador to…

Egyptian Christians were burying their dead on Monday after suicide attacks that killed at least 45 people at two Coptic Christian churches in two cities. Dozens more were wounded in…

The United States Navy has sent a group of warships to waters near the Korean Peninsula as a show of force to North Korea. The strike group is led by…

The U.S. government has ended its effort to force Twitter to identify who is behind an account critical of President Donald Trump. After the announcement, Twitter said it has cancelled…

The Earth is losing some of its major freshwater supplies. But these water resources are not lakes or rivers. They are called “aquifers.” They formed deep underground as the Earth…

Too often young Somali-Americans have made news for all the wrong reasons. Some young people have fallen victim to drug abuse or the appeal of gang violence. Others have turned…

Roland Despeines looks for shelter inside a mountain cave when heavy rains fall in southwestern Haiti. Despeines and many other Haitians have been taking shelter from storms in the cave…