2018-06-21 US Identifies North Korean Missile Test Area
The United States has identified the test site that President Donald Trump said North Korea promised to destroy. A U.S. official said the site is the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground…
2018-06-20 Trump Signs Order to End Family Separation Policy
United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to end the process of separating children from families that have crossed into the country illegally. The executive order marks…
2018-06-19 Recording of Children Crying Adds to Anger over US Policy
An audio recording was published Monday that appears to capture the voices of young children crying out for the parents at a U.S. immigration detention center. The audio file was…
2018-06-22 US Military Plans for Guantanamo to Stay Open Indefinitely
A new place for guards to eat at the United States-operated detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will stand for 20 years. Planned housing structures for soldiers at the U.S.…
2018-06-21 Koko, the Gorilla Who Knew Sign Language, Dies
Koko, the gorilla who became famous for learning sign language, has died in the United States. The California-based Gorilla Foundation that kept and studied Koko announced that she had passed…
2018-06-20 Divers Search Indonesian Lake for Nearly 200 Missing after Ferry Sinks
Relatives of the more than 190 people missing after a boat sank on Lake Toba in Sumatra have asked government officials for a bigger search. The families also criticized the…
2018-06-20 US Has Separated Families Throughout History
Many Americans are expressing shock at the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the United States’ border with Mexico. But throughout U.S. history, officials have taken…
2018-06-18 South Korea Discusses Suspending Joint Military Exercises
South Korean officials are reacting carefully to the expected suspension of large U.S.-South Korea military exercises. An announcement could come this week to suspend the major joint military exercises, South…
2018-06-19 2017 Sets a New Record for Refugees
The United Nations refugee agency reported Tuesday that nearly 69 million people were displaced last year. Each of the last five years has set a record. This year’s number tops…
2018-06-18 Deadly Earthquake Hits Near Osaka, Japan
A deadly earthquake struck near Osaka, Japan early Monday, causing hundreds of casualties, damaging buildings and leaving many homes without water or gas. The epicenter of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake was…
2018-06-18 Americans Divided over Family Separation Policy
The policy of separating children from parents illegally seeking entry at the United States border is dividing Americans. More Republicans spoke out against the policy as Democrats called for changes.…
2018-06-17 Mother of Boko Haram Leader Speaks Out
A woman who claims to be the mother of a militant leader says she does not know if her son is alive or dead. Abubakar Shekau is the head of…
2018-06-17 A Threatened Way of Life: the Van Gujjars of Northern India
American writer and photographer Michael Benanav has traveled around the world studying the cultures of nomadic people. His work has taken him to places from Mali to Jordan to Mongolia.…
2018-06-17 Builders Turn to Italy’s White Gold
There is no end to demand for ‘Italy’s white gold.’ For many people, that white gold is not metal but marble from the town of Carrara in Tuscany. The marble…
2018-06-16 Stolen Columbus Letter Returned to Vatican
A 525-year-old copy of a letter by Christopher Columbus, stolen from the Vatican, was returned this week. An investigation by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Vatican…