Month: January 2021

Britain wants to improve trade relations with African nations after it leaves the European Union. Some people have called the planned project ‘Empire 2.0′ because many African countries are former…

The Sahel area in Africa has some of the most explosive storms anywhere in the world. Scientists often blame the severe weather for causing flooding and the spread of disease.…

North Korean media says the government is holding another United States citizen. The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song was detained on Saturday for suspected “hostile acts.”…

The human rights group Amnesty International has condemned laws governing the Internet in Bangladesh. In a report released on Tuesday, the group called the laws that attempt to silence government…

Armed groups in the Central African Republic have killed at least 45 people and burned villages in the last few months. Several years ago, a civil war in the C.A.R.…

Military spending in Africa has slowed down after more than a decade of growth. The main reason, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or…

Concerns about the health of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari have increased after he missed another cabinet meeting this week. It was the third straight cabinet meeting that Buhari did not…

International students attending American colleges are required to have test scores showing the ability to speak and write in English. Many universities require a minimum score on the TOEFL, the…

When Parvin and Yadollah Jamalreza came to the U.S. from Iran, they brought two suitcases and a 100-year-old pair of scissors. In the suitcases were just “some clothes, nothing much,”…

Fishing has long been an occupation where most workers are men. Yet a recent study found that women are responsible for a “substantial” part of the world’s fishing industry. The…

The final debate between the two remaining candidates in France’s presidential election took place Wednesday. The country will vote in the historic election Sunday. The presidential election is the first…

Abdul Gouda and his fellow engineering students needed to complete an important class project for two major reasons: they needed to do so to graduate from Virginia’s George Mason University…

American inventor John Goodenough first started working on battery technology more than 40 years ago. Goodenough actually co-invented lithium-ion batteries in 1980. This eventually led to a revolution in the…

The matchmaking site IslamicMarriage.com helps Muslims around the world find partners through the Internet. It is also becoming a recruiting tool for Islamic State terrorists. New Zealander Mark Taylor appears…

Venezuelans blocked streets in Caracas Tuesday to protest the president’s call for a new constitution. Protesters filled streets with pieces of metal and building materials. Others set fire to small…