2017-11-06 Saudi Crown Prince Detains Opponents, Expands Power
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is expanding his power over the Middle East country with a reported anti-corruption campaign. King Salman named his son Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince…
2017-11-04 Laboratory in Netherlands to Help Find Missing People Worldwide
Millions of people worldwide have been reported missing. Many of them went missing as a result of armed conflicts, such as the war in Syria, or in other places of…
2017-11-05 Vietnam Tech Startups Seek Next Step Forward
Vietnam’s technology startups face a complex question: Now what? The country did not ignore the startup trend of the 21st century. But in the trend’s early days, Vietnam was spending…
2017-11-05 Saudi Arabia Is First Country to Give Citizenship to Robot
Saudi Arabia says it has become the first country in the world to grant citizenship to a robot. The female robot’s name is Sophia. She was recently introduced at a…
2017-11-04 ‘Experience’ Tourism Brings New Travelers to Africa
Travel industry leaders say African tourism is moving away from traditional safaris and group tours and closer to the idea of “experiences.” Internet-based home-sharing service Airbnb is just one of…
2017-11-03 Working to Save Lives When a Tsunami Strikes
November 5 is United Nations Tsunami Awareness Day. Tsunami is a Japanese word for a long, destructive ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake. The goal of the observance is…
2017-11-02 ‘Human Flow’ Film Documents Refugees’ Troubles
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has produced a film documentary about refugees around the world. He filmed a total of 40 refugee camps in 23 countries. The documentary tells…
2017-11-01 Police: New York Attacker ‘Did This in the Name of ISIS’
Police have confirmed that the Uzbek immigrant accused of killing eight and injuring 12 in New York City carried out the attack in the name of the Islamic State terror…
2017-11-01 South Korean President Says No to Nuclear Weapons
South Korean President Moon Jae-in says his country will not develop nuclear arms or own nuclear weapons. The president made the statement in a speech Wednesday to South Korea’s National…
2017-11-01 Conservative Movement in Brazil Challenges Art Shows
Brazil is famous for its beaches, bikinis, and parties. But an increasing conservative movement is challenging the idea of Brazil as a country that has relaxed ideas about everything. Recently,…
2017-10-31 India Sending Wheat through Iran to Afghanistan
India has begun using a new trade route to Afghanistan. India sent its first shipment of wheat to Afghanistan by way of the Iranian port of Chabahar. The shipment will…
2017-10-30 Kurdish President Offers to Step Down
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani has announced that he will step down as president on November 1. Barzani made the announcement on television Sunday. The autonomous Kurdish Regional Government has…
2017-10-31 Kenya’s President Named Winner of Disputed Election
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission says President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected. The commission says 98 percent of Kenyans who marked ballots in the presidential election last week voted…
2017-10-31 Rescued Sailors’ Report of Their Experience Questioned
There appears to be something fishy about the story of two sailors who say they were lost at sea for five months. A U.S. Navy ship rescued Jennifer Appel and…
2017-10-29 US Military Seeking Technology to Better Prepare for War
In military training, the body and the mind are often pushed to the limit. Sometimes, it could be deadly. “We are killing more Marines and soldiers in training than in…