2020-02-11 Boat Carrying Rohingya Refugees Overturns; At Least 15 Dead
At least 15 Rohingya refugees are confirmed dead and many more are missing after a boat overturned early Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal. The boat was said to be…
2020-02-09 Capybaras Popular at Japanese Zoo This Year
Sinking into the steamy hot springs, the giant rodents of the Izu Shaboten Koen close their eyes as people gather around to take pictures. The noise of cameras and the…
2020-02-09 Brazilian Drug Gangs Lead Huge Prisoner Escape in ‘Paraguay’s City of Blood’
Luis Alves da Cruz awoke in the middle of the night. He heard the sounds of loud activity in the Paraguayan prison where he lived. Later, he told police that…
2020-02-08 Honoring Pachamama Central to Bolivian Culture
As they wait for a food seller to cook their food, members of a family pour a small amount of their drinks on the ground. Then, they each take a…
2020-02-09 2020s Could Be Decade Millennials Finally Get Ahead
Young people now in their mid-20s to late-30s grew up during the Great Recession, the worst economic period in the United States since the 1930s. Many in this group called…
2020-02-08 In Senegal, Online Videos Break Silence over Abuse
Online videos are important in Senegalese activist Fatou Warkha’s campaign to document and end violence against women. The 30-year-old grew up in Pikine, one of the poorer neighborhoods near Dakar,…
2020-02-08 Is Jackfruit the Next Meat Substitute?
A large and unusual tropical fruit is becoming more popular in the United States. The jackfruit is native to India. The big, spiky fruit grows in parts of Asia, South…
2020-02-06 American Astronaut Koch Returns to Earth after Record-Setting Spaceflight
A capsule carrying a crew of three from the International Space Station returned to Earth Thursday. They came down safely in Kazakhstan. One of the three was Christina Koch of…
2020-02-05 Report: At Least 138 People Sent from US to El Salvador Were Killed
At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent years were later killed, a rights group claims in a new report. Human Rights Watch released…
2020-02-05 Cameroon Urges Women to Vote
Community groups, political parties and the government in Cameroon have been appealing to women to vote in elections on Sunday. They are telling the women not to fear threats made…
2020-02-05 GMC to Relaunch Hummer as Electric Vehicle
America’s General Motors, or GM, is bringing back its Hummer truck. The new truck will different from earlier versions of the Hummer. This time, it will be fully electric. The…
2020-02-04 Animals ‘Own’ Argentine Sanctuary
Animals rule the countryside at the “Animal Paradise” sanctuary, 75 kilometers outside Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. The sanctuary is a labor of love – something being operated for pleasure, not…
2020-02-03 Huge Swarms of Locusts Invade Kenya, Somalia
Swarms of locusts have destroyed large areas of farmland and are threatening food security in East Africa. Kenya is reporting its worst locust outbreak in 70 years. Billions of the…
2020-02-03 Ukraine: Recording Shows Iran Knew Missile Fire Took Down Plane
A newly released recording reportedly shows that Iranian officials knew a missile had brought down a Ukrainian passenger airplane last month. The plane crashed shortly after leaving Tehran, killing all…
2020-01-30 Burkina Faso to Arm Civilians in Fight against Extremists
Burkina Faso’s parliament has approved legislation permitting the military to use civilian volunteers in the fight against Islamic extremism. The decision shows just how much help soldiers need in dealing…