The United Nations says the war in Afghanistan has resulted in more than 100,000 civilian casualties in the past ten years. The…
Paris has many old buildings with lead, yet does not have rules about lead dust in public spaces. The issue…
The Newseum, a private museum showing modern history through the eyes of journalists, is closing after 11 years in Washington, DC.…
People in Indonesia and Thailand gathered on Thursday to mark the 15th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The tsunami hit…
A Ukrainian security researcher has reported finding a database with the information of more than 267 million Facebook users on…
United States army suicide rates have historically decreased during wartime. But a new study of U.S. records suggests that trend appears to…
The U.S. government plans to drop a very old way of measuring a foot over large distances. Land surveyors in the United…
If you are not someone following the ups and downs of bitcoin, you probably have not heard about a big…
The leader of the highest court in the United States will likely receive a lot of attention next month. In…
Children around the world want to know where a happy old man and his sleigh full of gifts are on Christmas Eve.…
Some North Korea experts are worried that leader Kim Jong Un might become too sure of his ability to affect…
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris celebrated Christmas every year during two world wars. But it will not hold a…
Thousands of people protested in several Indian cities Monday to oppose a new citizenship law. The law, recently passed by…
It has been 120 years since New York bird expert Frank Chapman launched his Christmas Bird Count. His goal was…
Fifteen years ago, Karibeeran Parameshvaran and his wife Choodamani both considered suicide after their three children died. The three --…