2015-10-16 US Troops to Remain in Afghanistan, Deploy to Cameroon
President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that he will slow the planned withdrawal of United States forces from Afghanistan. The…
2015-10-10 US Arrests Former UN Official
A former United Nations General Assembly president was arrested in the United States this week. John Ashe is accused of…
2015-10-06 Ireland, Japan, China Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Medicine
The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee says the Nobel Prize for medicine…
2015-10-02 US, Russia Clash on How to End Syrian Conflict
Russian warplanes attacked Syrian cities this week but the U.S. disputes whether those targets were the right ones. Russia says…
2015-09-22 UN Nuclear Inspector Reports Progress in Iran Investigation
In the news today… UN Nuclear Inspector Reports Progress in Iran Investigation The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has…
2015-09-19 No End in Sight to the War in Syria
U.S. officials said this week that the United States is moving forward with an international agreement with Iran. The agreement…
2015-09-17 Hungarian Police Use Force Against Asylum-Seekers
Hundreds of foreign migrants entered the European Union Wednesday through the cornfields of Croatia. The migrants were welcomed in Croatia…
2015-09-15 Taliban Free Hundreds of Prisoners in Afghanistan
Taliban fighters have raided a prison in eastern Afghanistan. Hundreds of prisoners escaped in what Afghan officials are calling a…
2015-09-13 Issues Collide Over Europe’s Migrant Crisis
Europe’s migrant crisis has brought the situation of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing conflict or seeking a better life…
2015-09-12 US Marks 14th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
The United States is marking the 14th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. U.S. officials and many other Americans…
2015-09-11 US Senate Democrats Vote to Protect Iran Nuclear Deal
In the News The United States Senate has blocked a resolution to reject the agreement between world powers and Iran.…
2015-09-09 EU Migrant Crisis Spills into Greece, Macedonia
Refugees from Syria and other countries in conflict are making their way from Hungary to Germany and other parts of…
2015-09-07 Should Hillary Clinton Be Worried?
On the surface, the news is not good for Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator. Her…
2015-09-04 In Hungary, Migrants Seeking to Go West Clash with Police
Migrants in Hungary who are trying to reach Western Europe are refusing to leave a train. Police stopped the crowded…
2015-09-03 Migrant Crisis Shows Effects in Budapest
More than 2,000 people have been unable to travel from the main international train station in Budapest, Hungary. Officials stopped…