2016-02-01 Wages for Women Lag Years Behind Men
Women in northern European nations are closest to equality with men on wages, education, health and education. That is the…
2016-01-31 Venice Throws Wild Party Before Lent
The canals of Venice, Italy were packed with boats this week to launch a period of celebration leading up to…
2016-01-31 Migrants Cower as Raids Target Illegal Immigrants
The United States recently launched a campaign to expel illegal immigrants from Central America. The Obama administration targeted people who…
2016-01-27 Vietnam’s Ruling Committee Re-elects Leader
Vietnam’s Communist Party re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong to a second five-year term as general-secretary Wednesday. The official Vietnam News Agency…
2016-01-27 US Asking China to Limit North Korea’s Nuclear Testing
The United States and China say they want the Korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons, but they have not agreed…
2016-01-28 Thailand Reports Second MERS Case
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry says the country has a second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. A public…
2016-01-26 Pakistan University Reopens After Deadly Attack
Bacha Khan University in Pakistan re-opened its doors Monday. The Pakistani university was the target of a militant attack last…
2016-01-25 Refugees Storm British Ferry at French Port
About 200 refugees attacked the French port of Calais on Saturday, and about 50 got on a passenger ferry. A…
2016-01-25 Russia, Ukraine See Red Over Coca-Cola Message
The red-and-white logo for Coca-Cola is quickly recognized by people around the world. It uses those colors in advertising and…
2016-01-24 Scientists Find Most Ancient Evidence of War
British scientists say they have found the oldest known evidence of war. Researchers discovered the remains of 27 people near…
2016-01-24 These Models Make Money with Hands, Feet
Gisele Bundchen, Cindy Crawford and Kate Moss are some of the super-models of the fashion world. But there are other…
2016-01-24 Stranded Cuban Migrants Arrive in US
The first of thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica have entered the United States. As many as 8,000…
2016-01-23 Fake Reports of Fish Caught Harms Economy, Environment
The amount of fish caught worldwide is much larger than has been reported. And that could mean serious problems for…
2016-01-23 Nearly 19,000 Iraqi Civilians Killed in Two Years
The United Nations says that nearly 19,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed in the fighting with Islamic State militants in…
2016-01-22 Major Snowstorm Bears Down on Eastern US
The U.S. East Coast is preparing for a major snow storm that weather experts are calling “historic” even before any…