2019-06-19 UN: 70 Million Refugees Build Worldwide Pressure
The United Nations refugee agency says there are now more than 70 million people displaced in the world and the…
2019-06-20 New Network for Emergency Workers Raises Concerns among Media
The police chief of the state of Alaska’s largest city hurried out of his department’s glass building during a major…
2019-06-22 From Batman to the Holy Land
An American artist once had a celebrated history after creating Batman and Wonder Woman covers for comic books. Then he…
2019-06-21 Chennai, India Runs Out of Water
Millions of people in Chennai, India’s sixth largest city, have run out of water. Chennai is the capital of Tamil…
2019-06-24 Many International Visitors to View Solar Eclipse Next Month in Chile
The world’s last total solar eclipse happened in August 2017. Millions of Americans stopped what they were doing to observe…
2019-06-23 US Donors Support Rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral
Rich French business people have promised hundreds of millions of euros to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Catholic religious building that…
2019-06-18 US Threatens to Remove Millions, Cuts Aid to Central America
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to remove millions of people who entered the country illegally “as fast as…
2019-06-20 Iran Shoots Down US Drone, Trump Calls It a ‘Big Mistake’
Iran shot down a United States military drone on Thursday. The incident comes as tensions between the two countries have…
2019-06-19 Trial of 4 Suspects in MH17 Downing to Start in March
A Joint Investigative Team has charged four people with murder in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over…
2019-06-19 UN Says Evidence Suggests Saudi Prince Knew of Khashoggi’s Killing
An independent report into the murder of Saudi reporter Jamal Khashoggi says there is “credible evidence” of possible involvement by…
2019-06-21 Norway Islanders Want to Go ‘Time-Free’
Many people who live on Norway’s far-northern island of Sommaroey are campaigning to go “time-free.” They note that between May…
2019-06-23 Biologists in Thailand Care for Baby Dugong
A group of ocean experts has been helping a baby dugong survive off the southern coast of Thailand. Dugongs are…
2019-06-24 Seattle Gives Voters Money to Support Candidates
On a warm spring morning in the city of Seattle, Washington, City Council candidate Pat Murakami walks from house to…
2019-06-21 Trump Cancels Strikes on Iran at Last Minute
American President Donald Trump says he canceled a planned military strike on Iran after being told as many as 150…
2019-06-17 Iran Says It Will Break 2015 Nuclear Deal Limit on Uranium
Iran says it plans to go beyond limits placed on its uranium enrichment in the next 10 days. The limit…