2018-01-06 Report Warns Against Selfies with Animals in Amazon
Visitors to the Amazon rain forestin South America face different rules for how they can interact with wild animals. A new report issued by the animal rights group World Animal…
2018-01-04 US Attorney General Ends Obama Marijuana Policy
American Attorney General Jeff Sessions has cancelled a federal policy that let American states legalize marijuana. The move came just days after California, the country’s largest state, began permitting recreational…
2018-01-04 Iranian Americans Closely Watching Protests in Iran
Iranian Americans have been closely watching protests in Iran. An Iranian government campaign against protesters led to the deaths of at least 21 people over the past week. More than…
2018-01-03 Peruvian Writers Speak Out Against Fujimori Pardon
More than 230 Peruvian writers have signed a letter rejecting the pardon of former President Alberto Fujimori. The letter criticizes current President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski for offering the pardon, announced…
2018-01-03 Iran’s Islamic Republic Faces Protests
Supporters of Iran’s government held demonstrations in cities across the country Wednesday following days of anti-government protests. Iranian state television showed video of crowds waving Iranian flags and expressing support…
2018-01-03 Extreme Cold Affecting Many Areas Across US
Extremely cold weather is a problem in many parts of the United States. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that record-setting temperatures have been blamed for at least 12 deaths in…
2018-01-03 California Becomes Largest State to Legalize Marijuana
California has become the largest American state to legalize the sale of marijuana. The new law took effect on New Year’s Day. California voters approved a measure to legalize the…
2018-01-02 Trump Praises Iranian Protesters
U.S. President Donald Trump praised Iranian protesters Tuesday. He said Iranians were “finally acting against the brutal and corrupt” government in Tehran. The demonstrations are the largest seen in Iran…
2018-01-02 South Korea Calls for Talks with North Korea on Winter Olympics
South Korea has offered to hold high-level talks with North Korea over the North possibly taking part in the Winter Olympic Games next month. Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said Tuesday…
2018-01-02 Pakistan Meets with US Ambassador over Trump’s Comments
Pakistan called a meeting with the United States ambassador in Islamabad Tuesday. The talks came one day after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Pakistan for continuing to provide shelter for…
2018-01-01 Number of Orphans Drops in Countries Around the World
After the execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, aid groups visited the country’s many state-run orphanages. All were shocked by what they found. Rupert Wolfe Murray is a…
2017-12-30 2017: A Year Marked by Disaster, Violence
The year 2017 has been a good year for bad news. Media personality Marian Salzman called it a year of “disruption, despair and dumpster fires.” In other words, it has…
2017-12-28 Ukraine, Pro-Russian Forces Trade Prisoners to Mark the New Year
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist rebels had the largest exchange of prisoners on Wednesday since the start of the conflict in 2014. The exchange allowed hundreds of former prisoners to return…
2017-12-28 90 Percent of Kenyan Students Failed Secondary Exams
In Kenya, some 90 percent of students who took the 2017 secondary education exams failed. Opposition lawmakers are calling on the government to investigate why so many students did not…
2017-12-29 S. Korean President Calls Sex Slave Deal with Japan Problematic
South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Thursday the country’s 2015 agreement with Japan to settle the issue of sexual slavery during World War II is problematic. Historians say tens of…