Month: February 2021

For years, people fleeing from war and oppression have sought asylum in nearby countries. Now, the United Nations is warning that countries are increasingly using refugees as tools to support…

United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has announced that, for the first time, the Afghanistan military is fully involved in the war with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Mattis spoke with…

Millions of people in cities across Asia are using phone apps to borrow bicycles for local travel. This kind of technology is made for people who want to leave cars…

China has ordered all North Korean-owned businesses in the country to close by early January. The decision supports sanctions placed by the United Nations on North Korea for its continued…

Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born English writer, has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy made the announcement Thursday in Stockholm. Sara Danius, the academy’s secretary, praised the…

A Cambodian opposition lawmaker says she fled the country to avoid arrest. She accuses the government of continuing a campaign of repression against her party’s leadership. Mu Sochua told Reuters…

Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for their work to simplify and improve the imaging of biomolecules. Goran Hansson is Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy…

Cameras are being put in taxis in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul. Turkish officials say the cameras will provide security for taxi drivers and their passengers. But some people fear the…

President Donald Trump flew to the island of Puerto Rico Tuesday to meet with its leaders for the first time since a powerful storm hit the U.S. territory two weeks…

Once again someone has carried out a deadly mass shooting. On Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, a man opened fire from high above a huge crowd at an outdoor…

Tashitaa Tufaa grew up in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. He worked on his family’s farm with his 13 brothers and sisters, until he left to become a school teacher.…

Three American scientists have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The three were recognized for their work on the body’s daily rhythms — the biological processes that…

Two women accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea’s leader have gone on trial in Malaysia. Siti Aisyah of Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam told the court…

Last Friday, employees at an American company discovered threats on social media against a school in Edmonton, Canada. The company, the Tactical Institute, has offices in Washington, D.C. The institute…

Educators and volunteers in Egypt are teaching the children of refugee families from many African countries. They are working with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,…