2018-01-16 Japan Gets False Missile Warning, After Hawaii Incident
The Japanese public broadcaster NHK mistakenly sent out a message Tuesday warning of a likely North Korean missile launch. The false alarm for a missile attack was the second in…
2018-01-16 Saudi Arabia Holds Car Show Just for Women
Car manufacturers are wasting no time preparing for the day when Saudi Arabian women will be permitted to drive. The first car show just for women was recently held at…
2018-01-16 Bangladesh to Send Rohingya Back to Myanmar
Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed on a plan to send refugees from Myanmar back to the country within the next two years. The refugees, Rohingya Muslims, fled across the border…
2018-01-16 Erdogan: NATO Must Take Stance against US
Turkey’s president has called on the country’s defense allies to take a stance against an American plan for a Kurdish-led border security force in Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…
2018-01-15 UN: Technology Threatens Whistled Language in Turkey
The United Nations is calling for urgent action to protect a whistled language used in a mountainous area of Turkey. The UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has identified…
2018-01-15 High Patient Death Rates after Operations in African Hospitals
A new study shows that patients in African hospitals are two times as likely to die after doctors operate as the average death rate worldwide. More than 30 African researchers…
2018-01-14 Venezuelans Seek Treasure in Polluted River
Venezuela was once one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America. Today, images of poor Venezuelans eating from food waste in Caracas are evidence of the country’s deepening economic crisis.…
2018-01-14 China-led Group Wants More Development on Mekong River
China and five Southeast Asian countries have set goals for developing the Mekong River area, but experts wonder if the group can succeed. Leaders of the five countries met with…
2018-01-14 Indonesians Explore Plans to Move Capital
For many years, Indonesians have talked and dreamed of moving their capital. Jakarta, on the island of Java, became the capital when Indonesia declared its independence from the Netherlands in…
2018-01-13 South African Grandmothers Are Boxing to Fight Old Age
Some older women in South Africa are fighting the effects of aging with boxing exercises. They call themselves the grannies. They belong to a boxing group near the South African…
2018-01-13 Disease Spreading Among Rohingya at Refugee Camp
Unclean water, crowded shelters and dirty conditions create a perfect environment at the Balukhali refugee camp for spread of preventable diseases. The camp is in Cox’s Bazaar, a town in…
2018-01-12 Researchers Find 2,700-Year-Old ‘Governor Seal’ In Jerusalem
Archaeologists in Israel have recovered a seal impression that they say confirms the existence of Jerusalem governors identified in ancient religious writings. The researchers say the impression was discovered in…
2018-01-12 Britain Hopes to Join Pacific Trade Deal
British officials say they hope their country will one day join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. The TPP is currently being negotiated by 11 other countries. All 11 have…
2018-01-11 US Street Named after Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov
The local government in Washington, D.C. has approved plans to rename one of the city’s streets after Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The street is in front of the Russian…
2018-01-10 South Korea’s President Willing to Talk with Kim Jong Un
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in says he would be willing to hold talks with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un under the right conditions. Moon made the offer as he spoke…