2016-11-28 Will Death of Fidel Castro Improve Human Rights in Cuba?
Some Cuban-Americans believe the death of Fidel Castro means human rights abuses in Cuba will end. Jose Sanchez is one of them. “We had a bad dictator that had Cuba…
2016-11-27 Cameroon Taking Steps to Control Social Media
Social media use has risen sharply in Cameroon, as have the government’s efforts to control it. Our story begins at a church in Limbe, in southwestern Cameroon. These church members…
2016-11-26 Olive Trees Survive Islamic State Occupation
The Iraqi government campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State, or IS, militants has resulted in major damage to nearby towns and villages. But the fighting has not stopped sales…
2016-11-27 UN Warns of Worsening Situation for Displaced Afghans
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have been displaced from their homes because of continuing violence in the country. They face severe hardship as the country’s harsh winter approaches. The United…
2016-11-26 An American National, But Not a Citizen
The United States is made up of 50 states, the District of Columbia and 16 territories. Five of these territories are permanently inhabited. They are the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,…
2016-11-25 Americans Traveling More Internationally, Including Vietnam
Americans are traveling internationally more than ever, the U.S. Commerce Department says. , Americans took 74 million trips abroad. That is a nine percent increase from 2014. It is also…
2016-11-23 Japanese Troops Arrive in South Sudan with Expanded Role
Japanese troops arrived in South Sudan this week to join a United Nations peacekeeping force. The troops are replacing a group of Japanese peacekeepers who served in the U.N. Mission…
2016-11-24 Egyptian Court Cancels Life Sentence For Former President Morsi
The top appeals court in Egypt overturned life sentences against former Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi and officials of the Muslim Brotherhood. The court cancelled the second of two life sentences…
2016-11-22 What Happens When a Dictator Dies?
A new study finds that the natural death of a dictator does not usually lead to a change in a county’s governmental system. In other words, remaining leaders are unlikely…
2016-11-22 ‘Post-Truth’ Named 2016 Word of the Year
“Post-Truth” is Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year. The Oxford Dictionaries website told readers post-truth could be “one of the defining words of our time.” The term comes from an…
2016-11-21 Homeless Population Down in America, But ‘Spreading’ Worldwide
The number of people in the United States without a home is down from one year ago. The total is nearly 550,000, about 3 percent lower than in 2015. The…
2016-11-20 Trump Supporters Expect President-elect to Carry Out Promises
Donald Trump supporters expect him to carry out his campaign promises. “I expect him to move quickly with his rock-the-boat agenda,” said Republican Senator David Vitter of Louisiana. By rock…
2016-11-19 Kenya Expanding Purple Tea Production
Kenya is the third-largest tea producer in the world. Almost all of the tea grown in the East African nation is exported. Black tea is responsible for nearly all of…
2016-11-20 Rising Number of Heroin Users on Kenya’s Coast
Coast Province in Kenya is known for its natural beauty. For years, many Europeans have traveled to the area to see its white sands, blue waters and the sails of…
2016-11-19 Putting Namibia on the World Music Map
A young singer wants people around the world to recognize Namibia as a source for good music. Shishani is a singer and musician. She was born in Windhoek, the capital…