2018-03-09 US Turns to Music to Win Over Cambodians
With U.S.-Cambodian relations suffering, the United States is trying to a new way to spread positive opinions of America: through…
2018-03-07 Record Warm Winter in Arctic, Scientists Say
New weather information shows the Arctic just had its warmest winter on record. The same information also shows that sea…
2018-03-07 Empowering Women a Top Goal for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is a celebration of women’s social, economic, cultural and political successes worldwide. The observance falls on March…
2018-03-07 Indian Architect Wins Pritzker Prize
This year’s top award in architecture goes to Balkrishna Doshi. This is the first time an Indian has won in…
2018-03-06 Violence Stops Aid Efforts for Syria’s Ghouta Area
Aid efforts for an area of Damascus that is under siege recently had to be cut short when Syrian government…
2018-03-06 North Korea Says No Need for Nuclear Program if Military Threats Disappear
A South Korean official says North Korea has suggested there was no need to keep its nuclear program if military…
2018-03-05 South Korean Officials Meet with North Korean Leader Kim
Special envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae-in reportedly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Monday. Moon’s office…
2018-03-05 Anti-EU Parties Win in Italy, Not Enough to Govern
Two anti-European Union parties appear to be the biggest winners in Italy’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. However, neither parties, Movimento…
2018-03-06 In Japan, Saying ‘Me Too’ Comes With Risks
In the United States, a movement known as #MeToo has been urging women and men to speak out against sexual…
2018-03-05 US Aircraft Carrier Makes First Visit to Vietnam Since War
An American aircraft carrier has arrived at a Vietnamese port for the first time since the Vietnam War. The USS…
2018-03-05 Study: Ebola Crisis Damaged Liberian Health Care System
A new study says more than 100,000 malaria cases went untreated in Liberia during the height of the Ebola crisis.…
2018-03-04 Vatican Magazine Condemns Misuse of Nuns in the Church
A Vatican magazine has denounced the misuse of nuns who cook and clean for church officials with very little pay.…
2018-03-04 A Window to the World Through an American Classroom
Writer Helen Thorpe spent one school year in a classroom in Denver, Colorado. There, she observed immigrant and refugee students…
2018-03-04 Myanmar, Conservationists Working Together to Save Elephants
Elephants have had a rich history in Myanmar, the country also known as Burma. Throughout the country’s past, the animals…
2018-03-04 A Crisis in Pain Drugs Leads to Greater Use of Acupuncture
American veteran Jeff Harris was one of the first people to ask for acupuncture when veteran’s hospital in Providence, Rhode…