2020-11-12 In Ruins, Syria Marks 50 Years of Assad Family Rule
On November 13, 1970, a young air force officer from the coastal hills of Syria launched an operation to overthrow…
2020-11-10 Ethiopian Forces Battle Tigrayans as Refugees Head to Sudan
Ethiopian government troops were reported to have captured an airport in northern Ethiopia from Tigrayan forces on Tuesday. State media…
2020-11-11 Pandemic Puts New Fears and Trauma on War-Scarred Bosnians
Memories of the Bosnian War are shaping Zdenka Sutalo and the way she thinks about the novel coronavirus. The 58-year-old…
2020-11-12 Refugees Tell About Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Area
Filimon heard the sound of heavy weapons in his Ethiopian border town, and he started to run. Filimon is an…
2020-11-08 La Niña Weather Expected to Continue into 2021
The United Nations weather agency says a continuing weather event places some countries at risk of weather-related problems. The World…
2020-11-07 The Cruise Industry Accepts 2020 is Over, Looks to 2021
The vacation cruise industry has accepted it cannot restart operations this year. Major cruise lines Carnival and Norwegian recently extended…
2020-11-08 Does Weather Affect the Coronavirus Outside?
Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside a building, in the open air? Not really, experts say. The…
2020-11-06 A Crushed Student Movement, Little Hope Before Myanmar’s Election
Hnin is a teacher in Myanmar. As a girl, she had great respect for Aung San Suu Kyi, the former…
2020-11-06 Nepal Reopens to Foreign Mountain Climbers
Nepal says it is reopening to foreign visitors seeking to climb and trek the country’s famous mountains. The country has…
2020-11-05 Kosovo President Resigns to Face War Crimes Charges
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned on Thursday to face war crimes charges brought by a court in The Hague in…
2020-11-04 South Korea OKs Single Test for COVID-19 and Flu
Health officials in South Korea have approved a new test for the disease COVID-19. The test can identify both signs…
2020-11-04 US Withdraws from Paris Agreement Aiming to Limit Climate Change
The United States officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement to fight climate change on Wednesday. Leaders from around the world…
2020-11-04 More Japanese Now See Tattoos in Good Light
Shodai Horiren got her first tattoo on a trip to Australia nearly 30 years ago. Now, she is tattooed from…
2020-11-03 Turkish Rescuers Pull Girl from Collapsed Building 4 Days After Earthquake
Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir have pulled a young girl out alive from the remains of a collapsed…
2020-11-03 Meet Singapore’s Royals: Just Like Us
In the modern nation of Singapore, several average people working in offices or driving taxis claim to be of royal…