Month: January 2021

Police in Bangladesh have arrested an Islamist militant who is suspected of attacking a publisher last year. Police described the arrest as an important breakthrough in their investigation of recent…

Playing a sport can help children in many ways. But poor children often cannot play sports because their families do not have the money to buy the equipment their children…

You might remember getting chickenpox as a child or even as an adult. The virus is best known for its red rash, blisters and itching. It also causes tiredness and…

Iraqi Special Forces soldiers recaptured a Fallujah city building from Islamic State (IS) fighters Friday. The Iraqi gain came after a battle to reach the city center that lasted nearly…

A group of State Department diplomats has criticized U.S. policy in Syria and called for urgent action to end the country’s civil war. The criticism came in a memo signed…

U.S. President Barack Obama visited Orlando Thursday to meet with survivors and family members affected by the worst mass shooting in American history. Obama met privately with relatives at Amway…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says its troops are ending their involvement in the war in Yemen. The UAE is a major ally of Saudi Arabia and part of the…

Witnesses say a man shouted “Britain first” as he shot and killed a member of the British Parliament on Thursday. Jo Cox was a 41-year-old member of the British Parliament.…

Children whose parents are immigrants to the United States live between two worlds — the U.S. and their parents’ homeland. It is not easy for them to deal with the…

The United States Department of Defense developed some of the technology that led to the internet. Defense department workers built what they say was the first workable model for the…

Many people in Europe see Islamic State (IS) militants as the biggest threat to their nations, a Pew Research Center study finds. Climate change is the second largest concern of…

Technology companies and rights groups are preparing to fight the Federal Bureau of Investigation again over privacy rights. The federal government and technology companies have argued many times about the…

Investigators in the Orlando mass shooting say the killer’s wife knew about his plans for the attack. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials who remain unnamed say the wife of gunman…

Police have recovered the body of a small boy who was attacked by an alligator at Walt Disney World, say officials in Florida. The attack took place Tuesday night as…

Russia’s soccer team could be disqualified from the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer tournament in France because of its fans’ involvement in fighting. The European soccer competition involving 24 teams started…