2014-11-17 Hackers Attack US State Department Computers
The U.S. State Department has closed its public email system and websites after a suspected attack by computer criminals called…
2014-11-17 US Medical Supplies Donated Overseas
Every year, American hospitals and medical centers are left with thousands of kilograms of medical supplies that never get used.…
2014-11-16 Billionaires Grow in Numbers, Influence
They are the same as you and me in many ways. But in one important way they are very different.…
2014-11-16 Money, Time Needed to Stop Lord’s Resistance Army
African Union officials say the AU is making progress in its fight against the Lord’s Resistance Group. But officials say…
2014-11-15 Three Cambodian Activists Sentenced to Prison
A court in Cambodia has sentenced three more activists to a year in prison. The sentences were announced just a…
2014-11-14 Entertainer David Bowie and the Berlin Wall
David Bowie is a British singer/songwriter who remains one of the recognizable singers in the world of pop/rock music. Beginning…
2014-11-13 American Filmmaker ‘Point and Shoot’ in Libya
The story sounds like a work of fiction: A young American filmmaker takes to the road on a motorcycle. He…
2014-11-13 In Kenyan Prison, Education May Mean Freedom
Eighteen people in central Kenya are taking the country’s secondary education test, called the KCSE. Even under normal conditions, this…
2014-11-12 Spacecraft Makes Historic Landing on a Comet
After traveling 10 years and hundreds of millions of kilometers, a small robotic spacecraft has for the first time landed…
2014-11-12 Low Prices Cause Kenyan Farmers to Change Tea Crop
Tea farmers in Kenya are suffering because of low prices for their crop this year. So they have exchanged their…
2014-11-12 Need a Ride? Share a Bike
People can rent many different things today: cars, apartments, party dresses — even surf boards to ride the waves. People…
2014-11-11 Child Death Rates Narrow Between Poor and Rich Countries
Death rates of young children have dropped to record lows in developing countries. Experts say there are two main reasons…
2014-11-11 Rescued Animals Need More Space in Asia
Efforts to stop illegal trade of endangered animals are gaining strength in some areas, including Southeast Asia. But now, officials…
2014-11-10 Film Explores Battle War Veterans Face in Civilian Society
In the movie “The Last Patrol,” filmmaker Sebastian Junger travels with two war veterans and a photographer who has worked…
2014-11-10 South Korean Monk Cares for Cemetery of Enemy Soldiers
When the Korean War ended in 1953 with a cease-fire agreement, the remains of thousands of soldiers were left in…