2014-09-23 Cocoa Smuggling Increases in West Africa
People have been illegally transporting, or smuggling, cocoa beans between Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana for many years. Ivorian growers…
2014-09-24 India Wins the Asian Space Race to Mars
India has won the Asian race to Mars. India successfully placed a spacecraft into orbit of the “Red Planet” early…
2014-09-23 Experts: Population to Grow from 7 to 11 Billion
Our planet is home to about seven billion people. Since the 1990s, population experts have predicted the number would grow…
2014-09-22 Rich People Get Their Own Facebook
Facebook and other social media sites are free for everyone. But a new social media site launched this month promises…
2014-09-21 Reducing Clashes between Police and Black Youths
Many people have heard about the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in the United States. A white police officer…
2014-09-21 Ukraine Former President’s Estate Is Now a Tourist Site
Let’s be honest. Most of us wonder how presidents, kings, queens or other rulers live. I know I do. If…
2014-09-21 Iraqi Girls Escape Islamic State Militants
The United States and other nations have agreed to work together to oppose the Islamic State militant group. The group…
2014-09-20 Vietnam Rejects Reports of Police Abuse
Vietnam has rejected a report that accuses Vietnamese police of abusing detainees. Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry says the country has a…
2014-09-20 Police, Citizens Work to Create Safer Neighborhoods
Many people have talked about racial problems in the United States since the shooting of an unarmed black teenager last…
2014-09-20 Scientists Discover Secrets of Coffee
An international team of researchers has created a sequence, or map, of the genes of the coffee plant known as…
2014-09-20 How Did You Get so Intelligent?
You may have heard people say that hard work is more important than the intelligence you are born with. Recently,…
2014-09-19 Bill Could Harm Indonesia’s Democratic Gains
Many Indonesians are talking about a bill under consideration in parliament. If approved, the measure would end direct elections for…
2014-09-19 Rwanda Opens Biggest Solar Power Plant in East Africa
The biggest solar power factory, or plant, in East Africa recently opened in Rwanda. Solar power is produced from sun…
2014-09-19 Chinese Publisher Benefits Houston’s Asian Population
Houston, Texas is the fourth largest city in the United States. It is also a city with many different ethnic…
2014-09-17 Is the Party Over for Uzbekistan’s ‘Party Girl?’
Gulnara Karimova is the most famous party girl in Central Asia. She has organized fashion shows, designed jewelry, and bought…