2019-09-28 In Amazon, Married Catholics Lead Services, Pray for Priesthood
Just before sunrise, Shainkiam Yampik beats a drum at the start of a Roman Catholic prayer service in Wijint, a…
2019-09-27 Afghans Prepare for Presidential Elections
Millions of Afghans are expected to vote in presidential elections on Saturday. The Taliban is telling Afghans to stay away…
2019-09-24 Spanish Court Approves Request to Move Francisco Franco’s Remains
Spain’s highest court has ruled the government can remove the remains of Francisco Franco from their current resting place. The…
2019-09-22 From the US to Ghana, a Taste of Home in the Homeland
Many African Americans are visiting Ghana because of its historic links to the slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean hundreds…
2019-09-23 Indian Security Campaign Affecting Kashmir’s Fruit Industry, Economy
September is harvest time in Kashmir, but the market in the northern town of Sopore is empty. Usually at this…
2019-09-22 Zanzibar Registers Traditional Healers
Tanzanian traditional healers have been using special plants, religious writings and massages to treat the sick for generations. Now officials…
2019-09-21 Post-College Path No Longer So Clear
The path one takes after earning a degree from a college or university in the United States is not as…
2019-09-22 French Port Watches Britain’s Debate on EU Membership
“The last English city of France” are the words Francois Lavallee uses to describe the French port of Calais. Lavallee…
2019-09-21 Thoughts of Peace, Uniting Fighters Fade Away with Afghan Violence
Chances for peace in Afghanistan appeared less likely this week after another suicide bomb attack. At least 15 people were…
2019-09-21 Man Uses Local Materials to Build ‘Made in Senegal’ Drones
A Senegal man is attempting to prove he can build and sell drones, or unpiloted aircraft, in his home country.…
2019-09-20 Worldwide Protests Calling for Action against Climate Change
Millions of young people from Kiribati to Germany marched Friday to demand that world leaders take action to fight climate…
2019-09-19 Report: Most Nations Use Latest Identification Technology to Track Citizens
Most nations are deploying the latest identification technology to track their citizens. That is what a recent report from the…
2019-09-19 UN: Among Babies and Pregnant Mothers, a Death Every 11 Seconds
More women and newborns survive now than ever before, says a new United Nations report. But it also found that…
2019-09-18 Migrant Mothers, Children Sue US Over Asylum Ban
A group of migrant mothers and children have taken legal action against the American government. They say the Trump administration…
2019-09-17 UN: 600,000 Rohingya Live Under Threat of Genocide
A special United Nations team is calling for an international investigation into the dangers faced by Rohingya people in Myanmar’s…