2015-11-06 Nigerians Say Oil Company Left Spills Behind
Villagers in the Niger River Delta area of Nigeria say they live in unclean conditions because oil companies have not…
2015-11-06 Cybersecurity Market Growing with Increased Hacking
The global cybersecurity market is expected to grow 121 percent in the next five years, says a new study. The…
2015-11-06 Sprint Signs Telecommunications Deal in Cuba
Sprint has become the first United States-based telecommunications company to provide direct roaming mobile phone service to foreigners in Cuba.…
2015-11-05 Group Urges Cameroon Government to Close 1,000 Hospitals
The National Medical Council in Cameroon is calling on government officials to close 1,000 hospitals it says are operating illegally.…
2015-11-04 Islamic State Called More Brutal Than Taliban
Some Afghans say militants claiming to represent the Islamic State group are to blame for the worst incidents of brutality…
2015-11-05 Pakistan Victims Call for Help from Rubble Using Mobile Phones
Workers at a collapsed Pakistani factory begged for rescue and called for help on mobile phones Thursday. One of the…
2015-11-04 Iraqi Politician Ahmad Chalabi Dies
Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi, 71, has died in Baghdad. Chalabi influenced American lawmakers and presidential advisers to invade Iraq and…
2015-11-04 Erdogan’s Party Winner in Turkish Elections
Turkish elections on Sunday returned a majority to the Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
2015-11-03 US: Heat Flash Detected at Time of Russian Plane Crash
United States officials said Tuesday a U.S. military satellite detected a heat flash before a Russian airplane crashed over Egypt’s…
2015-11-03 Major World Sports Championships Decided
Two world championships were decided this weekend on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In England, the Rugby World Cup…
2015-11-03 Angry Men Win Friends and Influence While Angry Women Lose
Angry men appear to gain influence in a group, but angry women lose influence, according to a new study. Researchers…
2015-11-03 US ‘Advisors’ to Syria Frustrates Anti-Assad Rebels
Tensions and frustrations were high as the United States said it would send forces into Northern Syria to fight Islamic…
2015-11-03 World Will Be Watching Myanmar’s Elections
Myanmar will hold elections November 8. It will be the first general election in 25 years for the country, also…
2015-11-02 Officials Say ‘External Reasons’ Brought Plane Down
Technical failure and human error did not cause Flight 7K9268 to crash, say senior officials at Metrojet. But if they…
2015-11-02 Hemp on Trial in Malawi
In Malawi, the government has approved plans to grow industrial hemp for export on a trial or temporary basis. The…