2016-08-02 New Security Laws In Effect in Malaysia
New security measures became law this week in Malaysia. Critics say the measures give Prime Minister Najib Razak far-reaching emergency…
2016-08-01 Tokyo Voters Elect City’s First Woman Governor
Voters in Tokyo have elected the city’s first female governor. Sixty-four-year-old Yuriko Koike received the most votes in local elections…
2016-08-02 Texas Students Can Bring Guns to College
The American state of Texas joined eight other states this week in giving individuals a right to bring guns to…
2016-08-01 Group Warns of Rising ASEAN Land Grab Conflicts
An international human rights organization says Southeast Asia is facing increasing conflicts and violence over land grab activity. A “land…
2016-08-01 US Skydiver Completes 7,600-Meter Jump Without Parachute
An American skydiver has survived a 7,600-meter jump from an airplane, although he did not use a parachute. Luke Aikins…
2016-07-30 What’s Next in America’s Unpredictable Presidential Race?
No one seems to know what to expect in the 100 days before American voters elect a new president. “There’s…
2016-07-30 Film Shows Effort to Stop Tribes from Killing Children
Filmmaker John Rowe discovered a secret after many visits to the Omo River Valley in Ethiopia: people there thought some…
2016-07-29 Clinton Calls for Unity to Face Challenges
Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted the presidential nomination at the Democratic Party National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She spoke to the…
2016-07-31 Former Iraqi Kurd Fighter Turns to Wine Making
Nabaz carefully poured red wine into a glass, then another glass. He set the bottle down and looked at the…
2016-07-29 Australian Team Moves Into Athlete’s Village
When the Australian athletes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, arrived last weekend for the Olympic Games, they got a surprise.…
2016-07-28 Clinton’s Long Path to the Democratic Nomination
After losing the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton said, “Although we were not able to shatter…
2016-07-28 UN: World Temperatures Rising Faster Than Predicted
The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization says the first half of this year has been the hottest in recorded history.…
2016-07-28 Congo’s Small Miners Fill Hole Left by Big Businesses
As large mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo are eliminating jobs, government officials are expanding the role of…
2016-07-27 Trump ‘Asks’ Russia to Hack Clinton’s Emails
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday appeared to ask Russia to find and make public missing emails from Democrat Hillary…
2016-07-26 Report: Vietnam Among Biggest Illegal Ivory Markets
The conservation group Save the Elephants says Vietnam has become one of the world’s biggest illegal ivory markets. It also…