2016-08-02 New Security Laws In Effect in Malaysia
New security measures became law this week in Malaysia. Critics say the measures give Prime Minister Najib Razak far-reaching emergency powers. They fear the new security law could be used…
2016-08-01 Tokyo Voters Elect City’s First Woman Governor
Voters in Tokyo have elected the city’s first female governor. Sixty-four-year-old Yuriko Koike received the most votes in local elections on Sunday. Koike was elected to a four-year term as…
2016-08-02 Texas Students Can Bring Guns to College
The American state of Texas joined eight other states this week in giving individuals a right to bring guns to college classrooms. The Texas law gives people 21 and older…
2016-08-01 Group Warns of Rising ASEAN Land Grab Conflicts
An international human rights organization says Southeast Asia is facing increasing conflicts and violence over land grab activity. A “land grab” relates to taking land quickly, forcefully and often illegally.…
2016-08-01 US Skydiver Completes 7,600-Meter Jump Without Parachute
An American skydiver has survived a 7,600-meter jump from an airplane, although he did not use a parachute. Luke Aikins dropped into a huge safety net on Saturday after falling…
2016-07-30 What’s Next in America’s Unpredictable Presidential Race?
No one seems to know what to expect in the 100 days before American voters elect a new president. “There’s never been an election like this,” said presidential historian Jeffrey…
2016-07-30 Film Shows Effort to Stop Tribes from Killing Children
Filmmaker John Rowe discovered a secret after many visits to the Omo River Valley in Ethiopia: people there thought some children were “cursed.” Villagers blamed the children for sickness, a…
2016-07-29 Clinton Calls for Unity to Face Challenges
Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted the presidential nomination at the Democratic Party National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She spoke to the cheering crowd about the need to unite to deal with…
2016-07-31 Former Iraqi Kurd Fighter Turns to Wine Making
Nabaz carefully poured red wine into a glass, then another glass. He set the bottle down and looked at the small group of people he had never met. Then, he…
2016-07-29 Australian Team Moves Into Athlete’s Village
When the Australian athletes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, arrived last weekend for the Olympic Games, they got a surprise. The team’s housing in the athlete’s village was not ready.…
2016-07-28 Clinton’s Long Path to the Democratic Nomination
After losing the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton said, “Although we were not able to shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to…
2016-07-28 UN: World Temperatures Rising Faster Than Predicted
The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization says the first half of this year has been the hottest in recorded history. Scientists say that shows temperatures are rising faster than they…
2016-07-28 Congo’s Small Miners Fill Hole Left by Big Businesses
As large mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo are eliminating jobs, government officials are expanding the role of small miners. Officials are permitting member-owned groups to mine 10…
2016-07-27 Trump ‘Asks’ Russia to Hack Clinton’s Emails
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday appeared to ask Russia to find and make public missing emails from Democrat Hillary Clinton. “I will tell you this, Russia, if you’re listening,”…
2016-07-26 Report: Vietnam Among Biggest Illegal Ivory Markets
The conservation group Save the Elephants says Vietnam has become one of the world’s biggest illegal ivory markets. It also says that 75 percent of ivory buyers in Vietnam come…