2016-05-09 Myanmar Wants US to Stop Calling Minority Group ‘Rohingya’
A Myanmar government official says the country wants the U.S. Embassy to stop using the term “Rohingya” to refer to…
2016-05-08 Documentary Explores Conditions at Australian Detention Camps
A documentary film about Australia’s asylum policy opened in Melbourne last Thursday. “Chasing Asylum” explores the tragedy found at detention…
2016-05-08 Philippines Considers Another Marcos for Vice-President
In the Philippines, voters will elect a new president today. They also will elect a vice president — the country’s…
2016-05-07 Russian Sentenced to 10 Years in US for Cybercrime
This week, a court in the United States sentenced a Russian man charged with creating a modern form of cybercrime.…
2016-05-08 US Military Christens Self-driving Warship
The U.S. military introduced a warship on Thursday that can direct itself and be used to hunt enemy submarines. The…
2016-05-07 School in a Pakistani Public Park Helps Poor Children
A man in Pakistan who did not go to school as a child because he was too poor is now…
2016-05-05 Thousands Flee Fires in Alberta, Canada
A raging forest fire in the Canadian province of Alberta forced the evacuation of 88,000 residents this week. Canadian Prime…
2016-05-05 Turkey’s Prime Minister Says He Will Resign
Turkey’s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has announced he will not seek re-election as the head of the ruling party. Davutoglu…
2016-05-06 Vietnam Bans Unsafe Seafood in Central Provinces
Vietnamese officials have banned the processing or selling of dead seafood washed ashore or caught in an area along the…
2016-05-06 Thousands More Flee Huge Canadian Wildfire
At sunrise Friday, 1,500 vehicles began driving from camps north of Fort McMurray, Alberta to Canadian cities and towns further…
2016-05-05 Americans Split On US Role Overseas
Americans are divided about how involved the United States should be in the problems of other countries. They also do…
2016-05-04 Will Republicans Unite Behind Trump?
Businessman Donald Trump has become the de facto Republican Party presidential nominee after all other opponents withdrew from the competition.…
2016-05-04 Young Messi Fan Moves to Pakistan
A 5-year-old Afghan boy who became world famous earlier this year has fled his country because of safety concerns. A…
2016-05-05 Cambodian Immigrants in US Struggle With Mental Health
Some people think their problems will be solved if they just leave home and move far away, perhaps to another…
2016-05-04 Burnings Bring Attention to Asylum-Seekers in Australian Camps
A 21-year old Somali refugee is critically injured after setting herself on fire on Nauru, a tiny South Pacific republic.…