2018-02-13 Kim Jong Nam’s Killing, A Year Later
As the world follows North Korea’s diplomatic offensive at the Winter Olympics, two young women could be sentenced to death.…
2018-02-12 West Virginia Candy Store Has Sweets from All Ages
For many people, there is nothing better than a piece of candy. Sweets date back thousands of years to the…
2018-02-13 Kenya’s Flower Industry Grows
For some industries, Christmas or New Year’s celebrations are the busiest times of year. But for Kenya’s flower growers, the…
2018-02-11 First Afghan Female Coders Create Opium-Fighting Video Game
Young Afghan women in the western province of Herat are breaking traditional barriers as their country’s first female coders. The…
2018-02-11 Germans Shocked by Young Jihadists
“Put on a thick jacket,” the 18-year-old son of Albanian immigrants told the 12-year-old German-Iraqi boy over the Internet. The…
2018-02-10 Study Finds Little Short-Term Threat from US Foreign Fighters
United States citizens who joined extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq appear to present little immediate threat to Americans…
2018-02-09 Koreas Share Handshake at Olympic Games Opening
A sister of North Korea’s leader shook hands with the South Korean president as representatives of the two countries sat…
2018-02-10 Aid Groups: Syrian Refugees Face danger if Forced to Return Home
International aid groups are warning countries with refugees from the Syrian conflict against forcing them to return to Syria. Humanitarian…
2018-02-09 Ethiopian Industrial Park’s Expansion Opens Old Wounds
The small Ethiopian town of Dukem has some of the most fertile land in the country. It also is home…
2018-02-09 Iran Controls Information with Halal Net
In July of 2014, Iranian intelligence agents raided the Tehran home of married reporters Jason Rezaian and Yeganeh Salehi. The…
2018-02-07 Joint Korean Hockey Team Overcomes Language Divide
North and South Koreans face a widening language divide caused by 70 years of separation. That is creating some communication…
2018-02-08 Myanmar Denies Report of ‘Massacre’ in Rakhine
The government of Myanmar has answered a report by the Associated Press that said there are mass burials in a…
2018-02-08 North Korea Holds Military Parade Before Start of Winter Olympics
North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday, one day before the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in…
2018-02-08 New Zealand to Ban Foreign Home Buyers
New Zealand plans to bar foreigners from purchasing existing homes. The ban is expected to become law this year. It…
2018-02-07 Taiwan Earthquake: Several Buildings Leaning Near Collapse
A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan late Tuesday, killing at least seven people and leaving several buildings leaning, near total collapse.…