Month: January 2021

Turkey has approved orders to arrest more reporters suspected of ties to a Muslim clergyman living in the United States. Turkish officials claim the religious leader plotted the attempted overthrow…

Vietnam’s Prime Minister says his country has learned “serious lessons” from mass fish kills in four coastal provinces. Large numbers of dead fish and other sea creatures were discovered along…

Three Kenya-born long-distance runners will be competing at the Rio Olympics this August for Team USA. Paul Chelimo, Shadrack Kipchirchir and Leonard Korir will be wearing the USA uniform in…

Health officials, experts, advocates, researchers and many others gathered in South Africa last week for the 2016 International AIDS Conference. AIDS is short for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. As the…

The International Olympic Committee, known as the IOC, will not ban all Russian athletes from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in August. The World Anti-Doping Agency, also known as…

A shooting in the American state of Florida has left two young men dead. The shooting took place early Monday outside a nightclub in the city of Fort Myers. The…

Britain’s Theresa May recently took office as the first woman prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. This week, Hillary Clinton will become the first American woman to receive the Democratic Party’s…

The Islamic State terrorist group is not very effective in Southeast Asia right now. But, terrorism experts warn, the group could become stronger with more training and better leaders. IS…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order directing the Philippine people to address him simply as “president.” Duterte’s executive order banned the use of honorifics for himself or his…

U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch says billions of dollars were stolen from an investment fund run by the government of Malaysia. The thieves may be high-ranking officials in the Malaysian…

The top American diplomat working to lessen the effect of terrorist messages says the Islamic State’s recruiting efforts on the Internet have been slowed. Richard Stengel, the Under Secretary of…

Officials in India’s southern state of Kerala have placed a tax on hamburgers, pizza and other fast food. The 14.5 percent tax will be added to foods at restaurants such…

Turkish leaders are saying life will continue as normal for most people despite a state of emergency. The state of emergency, approved by Turkey’s Parliament, gives more powers to Turkish…

In American English we have an expression: “A dog is a man’s best friend.” A dog can also be a child’s best friend, especially if that child is having difficulty…

Saudi Arabia’s top religious officials decided there is no place for Pokémon Go in the Arab kingdom. The officials made their ruling in a Fatwa, or a finding of Islamic…