2016-01-22 Gloomy Outlook for Global Employment
The International Labor Organization (ILO) predicts global unemployment will worsen over the next two years. Emerging and developing countries will be hurt the most. This is according to an annual…
2016-01-21 Taliban Attack on Afghan Media Widely Condemned
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing against Afghanistan’s top private media group Wednesday. The bombing took place in a western part of Kabul at Tolo TV. The bomber…
2016-01-21 Monkeys Can Be as Spiteful as Humans
Monkeys do not like it when others get more food than they do, according to a new study. Researchers from Yale and Harvard universities foundCapuchinmonkeys punish monkeys that get more…
2016-01-21 Putin ‘Probably’ Approved Killing of Dissident Spy
Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably” approved the killing of a Russian spy turned dissident, says a top British government investigator. Alexander Litvinenko was the Russian spy turned dissident, or critic…
2016-01-20 Students, Teachers Dead in Attack in Pakistan
Four attackers used guns and bombs to kill at least 21 students and teachers Wednesday morning at Bacha Khan University in northwest Pakistan. Officials say many more were wounded. Police…
2016-01-19 Media Reports: Corruption in Tennis
Two news organizations say corruption in professional tennis continues because tennis authorities do not stop it. The reports were released as the Australian Open tennis tournament began this week. The…
2016-01-19 Russian Parliament Rejects Anti-Gay Law
Russia’s Parliament rejected a bill Monday that would have permitted fines or jail time for homosexual acts. Rights groups have welcomed the move. But, they are also calling for a…
2016-01-19 Muslims, Christians Unite Against Boko Haram
Christians and Muslims in Cameroon offered protection to each other following five attacks on mosques by suspected Boko Haram fighters. Christians guarded mosques and Muslims protected churches after a fifth…
2016-01-18 Zimbabwe Denies Reports of Mugabe Heart Attack
The government of Zimbabwe is denying a report that President Robert Mugabe has suffered a heart attack. Presidential spokesman George Charamba told reporters on Thursday that the report by the…
2016-01-18 Sierra Leone Investigates Foreign Waste Agreement
The government of Sierra Leone is investigating an agreement to import waste from Lebanon. The agreement permits the import of non-hazardous waste into Sierra Leone. It does not permit the…
2016-01-17 Tensions Increase Between North and South Korea
Tensions between North and South Korea have increased sharply since the North’s announcement that it tested a nuclear weapon for the fourth time. North Korea claimed that it conducted a…
2016-01-16 Republican Party Debate Features Foreign Policy
The candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination debated for the sixth time this week. The debate is the second-to-last one before the Iowa caucus on February 1. The Iowa…
2016-01-16 Ghana’s Yaro Is Second Pick in MLS Draft
Joshua Yaro unfurled his new scarf with a smile. He is a new player with the Philadelphia Union soccer team in Major League Soccer (MLS). Yesterday he was a college…
2016-01-15 French Jews Debate Wearing Skullcaps
A knife attack in France that injured a Jew has started a debate about wearing head coverings that show a person is Jewish. “Even if we don’t wear one, we’ll…
2016-01-14 Series of Explosions Spread Terror in Jakarta
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bomb and gun attack Thursday in Indonesia’s capital. The attack left at least seven people dead, including a Canadian and an…