2018-09-25 Activists Say North Korea Talks Need to Include Human Rights
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was able to reach several agreements with North Korea’s leader during a three-day meeting last…
2018-09-23 Why the U.S. Supreme Court Is So Divided
Lawmakers in the United States have been debating how to deal with an accusation against a nominee for the Supreme…
2018-09-24 Former US Nuclear Center Now a Wildlife Refuge
A former nuclear weapons center is now a wildlife refuge. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service officially opened the…
2018-09-21 Philippines Examines Mining Operations after Landslide Deaths
Philippine officials are calling for a review of mining activities in the country’s mountains. The investigation was ordered after two…
2018-09-23 Special Team Helps Amnesty Identify ‘Deepfake’ Videos
Human rights groups have long depended on pictures and video as evidence during investigations. Images help confirm reports of abuse…
2018-09-22 Yemenis Starving as Aid System Fails
In a rural area in northern Yemen, many families with starving children have nothing to eat but the leaves of…
2018-09-22 Congolese Musicians Get Political for December Elections
On a warm Saturday afternoon in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a group of men sit outside a shopping center…
2018-09-21 U.S. Foreign-Born Population Rises to Highest in a Century
In the United States, the number of people who were born overseas rose last year to its highest share in…
2018-09-21 Trump Administration Proposes Limiting Refugees to Record Low
The government of U.S. President Donald Trump announced this week that it plans to limit the number of refugee arrivals…
2018-09-20 North Korean Leader Wants New Talks with Trump
South Korean President Moon Jae-in says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hopes to meet again with United States President…
2018-09-20 US ‘Likely’ Returns as World’s Top Oil Producer
The United States may have regained the position of the world’s biggest oil producer sooner than expected. The U.S. Energy…
2018-09-21 Vietnamese President Dies at 61
People across Vietnam are remembering President Tran Dai Quang. Vietnamese state media reported that Quang died Friday after a serious…
2018-09-20 Highly Prized Fish Makes a Return
Wildlife experts are reporting increasing numbers of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic bluefins are highly-prized by the…
2018-09-19 North Korea Offers to Close Missile Testing Center, Launch Area
The leaders of North and South Korea say they have agreed to turn the Korean peninsula into a “land of…
2018-09-19 Supreme Court Nominee to Speak on Sexual Assault Accusation
United States Senators will hold public hearings next week to hear from a Supreme Court nominee and a woman who…