Month: January 2021

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that employers can ban some religious symbols, including headscarves, in the workplace. The European Court of Justice, however, said such a ban must…

Turkey protested the Netherlands’ refusal to allow its officials to enter the country as tensions grew between the two European Union nations. On Saturday, the Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte…

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants Scotland to get a second vote on independence from Britain. Her reason: Britain is forcing Scotland out of the European Union against its will.…

North Korea has been developing missiles and expanding its nuclear program for many years. But recently, North Korea has greatly increased production and testing of weapons, leading many security experts…

In the ancient world, the East and West may have been linked by nomads. These were people who traveled with their herd animals in search of good feeding grounds. That…

Fifteen years ago, Glenn Spencer left his home in California for a reason: “to help secure the border” between the United States and Mexico. Spencer now lives on a ranch…

Late last year, the United Nations promised to strengthen its fight against the spread of the deadly cholera disease. U.N. peacekeeping troops unknowingly brought the disease to Haiti seven years…

Bolivians have a new law that nearly doubles the amount of land where coca plants can be legally grown. President Evo Morales signed the measure into law on Wednesday. “We…

The South Korean Constitutional Court has removed President Park Geun-hye from office. All eight members of the court agreed with a National Assembly measure calling for her removal. The eight…

People sell goods and food on the streets of many American cities, often without permits. Many of these sellers are immigrants, and some are in the United States without government…

The Mexican government says it is spending $50 million to increase legal aid to migrants who fear the U.S. will send them back to Mexico. The new effort is a…

A study released this week shows corruption remains a big issue in East Asia. The group Transparency International spoke with more than 20,000 people about their recent experiences with corruption…

A new school in Uruguay is teaching about environmental sustainability and practicing what it teaches. The school in the small town of Jaureguiberry was built with recycled materials. Clean energy…

The social networking website Twitter has put new measures in place to try to stop users from being harassed or from seeing things that offendthem. Some free-speech activists are worried…

Ishmael Delgado has been living in the United States since the early 1990s. Delgado entered the country without legal permission. He came alone across a desert. Two years ago, the…