2018-11-15 ‘Mother Mushroom’ to Receive Press Freedom Award
The Vietnamese blogger known as “Mother Mushroom” will be honored with an International Press Freedom Award on November 20 in…
2018-11-16 Remembering Paradise, a Town Destroyed by Fire
The numbers of dead and missing continue to rise in what is being called California’s deadliest wildfire. By Friday, officials…
2018-11-14 Officials: About 100 People Still Missing after California Fires
About 100 people are still missing in the deadliest wildfire in California’s history. Officials have released the names of the…
2018-11-20 Judge Bars Enforcement of Trump’s Asylum Ban
A United States federal judge has barred the Trump administration from changing asylum laws. The judge stopped a presidential order…
2018-11-19 Leader of Japanese-French Car Alliance Arrested
Japan’s Nissan Motor Company says its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, has been arrested and will be dismissed from his position. He…
2018-11-18 Colombia’s Ex-Rebels Turn Tour Guides
Nine former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, have traded their guns for small visitor boats…
2018-11-18 Kyrgyz Women Working on Country’s First Satellite
Young women in Kyrgyzstan are reaching for the stars. They are working to build and launch the country’s first satellite…
2018-11-17 Popular Indian Café Run by Unlikely Workers
In the picturesque Himalayan mountains of northern India, the Book Café looks like a normal cafe. But it is part…
2018-11-17 Current, Former Students Sue Dartmouth College Over Sex Abuse Accusations
Seven women took legal action Thursday against Dartmouth College in the American state of New Hampshire. The women say three…
2018-11-17 Venezuelan Beauty Contestants Represent Other Countries
The 67th Miss Universe beauty pageant will take place December 16 in Bangkok, Thailand. The competition will include young women…
2018-11-16 Judge: White House Must Return CNN Reporter’s Press Document
A federal judge has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to immediately return the press documents of a reporter…
2018-11-19 UN: Afghan Opium Production Has Dropped
A new United Nations report finds that opium-poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is now 20 percent lower than it was in…
2018-11-14 Rohingya Fearful of Modern Medicine, Keep Faith Healers in Business
Abul Kalam sits cross-legged on the floor of his small home and quietly says prayers into a small plastic bottle…
2018-11-14 Indonesia’s Goal of Food Sovereignty Remains a Work in Progress
Four years after taking office, Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s goal of food sovereignty continues to be a work in progress.…
2018-11-13 US Vice President, Japan’s Leader Discusses Trade, North Korea
A United States official says a new trade agreement with Japan is the best way to deal with a trade…