2015-08-10 South Korea Blames North Korea for Deadly Landmines
South Korean officials are accusing the North Korean military of illegally entering the country and planting deadly landmines. The landmines…
2015-08-09 Activist: London Property Market Tied to ‘Dirty Money’
Anti-corruption activists say billions of dollars earned from criminal acts are passing through the London property market. They also say…
2015-08-09 Refugee Camp in Jordan Is Biggest in Middle East
The United Nations refugee agency says hundreds of thousands of Syrians who fled to Jordan to escape the war in…
2015-08-08 Wanted in Uganda: Restaurant Help
The middle class in Uganda is expanding. So too is the country’s tourism industry. The growth of restaurants and high-end…
2015-08-07 Kerry: US, Vietnam Entering New Period
Vietnamese and United States officials are marking the 20th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries.…
2015-08-07 Facebook Reaches Out to Africa
The social media company Facebook has opened its first African headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa. Facebook representatives recently gathered in…
2015-08-07 Beirut Residents Fight for Dalieh Coastline
Beirut’s waterfront area of Dalieh is one of the few public stretches of coastline in Lebanon. But that could soon…
2015-08-06 Boy Scouts of America Cancels Ban on Gay Leaders, Workers
The Boy Scouts of America has cancelled its policy barring openly gay adults from serving as scout leaders and employees.…
2015-08-05 Landmark US Law Marks 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At the ceremony, he called the…
2015-08-05 Olympic Committee to Test Rio’s Water for Viruses
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is busy preparing for the 2016 Olympics. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said it will…
2015-08-04 First US Presidential Debate: What Will They Say Next?
Seventeen people are officially competing for the Republican Party nomination for president this year. That is the highest number of…
2015-08-04 Second American Accused of Illegally Killing Lion in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has accused an American doctor of illegally killing a lion. Jan Casimir Seski is the second American to face…
2015-08-04 Bangkok Could Soon Be Underwater
The Italian city of Venice and the American city of New Orleans, Louisiana are slowly sinking. So is Bangkok, home…
2015-08-03 Yazidis of Sinjar Observe Tragic Anniversary
One year ago, Islamic State militants raided the homelands of Iraq’s Yazidi community. The attackers killed hundreds of men and…
2015-08-03 Islamic State’s Media Violence May Hurt the Group
The group calling itself the Islamic State uses videos to publicize its activities. The terrorist group’s media team has made…