2016-01-29 Egyptians Face Charges for Bad Repairs to Ancient Mask
Eight Egyptians may go to trial for their bad repairs on the gold mask of ancient King Tutankhamun. Known as…
2016-01-30 Ice Boats Race Like the Wind
Who says you have to stay inside your home when it is cold outside? There’s an unusual sport practiced in…
2016-01-27 Deadly Shootout Between Police, Anti-Federal Group
Federal and state police officers have exchanged gunfire with members of an armed group in Oregon, killing one person. The…
2016-01-26 Lao Communists Name New Leaders
The Lao Communist Party has announced a change in leadership. During a weeklong party meeting, Bounnhang Vorachit was named secretary-general.…
2016-01-26 Ten Afghan Policemen Killed in ‘Insider Attack’
Officials in Afghanistan say an Afghan policeman believed to have links to the Taliban killed 10 police officers in the…
2016-01-26 Documents Show Islamic State Seeks Power, Control
Papers collected from the Islamic State terror group show the militants’ dark world. The documents show how IS militants act…
2016-02-01 Officials Say They Failed Women in Cologne Attacks
Police, government officials and journalists say they failed the women attacked in Cologne, Germany on New Year’s Eve. Groups of…
2016-02-01 Wages for Women Lag Years Behind Men
Women in northern European nations are closest to equality with men on wages, education, health and education. That is the…
2016-01-31 Venice Throws Wild Party Before Lent
The canals of Venice, Italy were packed with boats this week to launch a period of celebration leading up to…
2016-01-31 Migrants Cower as Raids Target Illegal Immigrants
The United States recently launched a campaign to expel illegal immigrants from Central America. The Obama administration targeted people who…
2016-01-27 Vietnam’s Ruling Committee Re-elects Leader
Vietnam’s Communist Party re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong to a second five-year term as general-secretary Wednesday. The official Vietnam News Agency…
2016-01-27 US Asking China to Limit North Korea’s Nuclear Testing
The United States and China say they want the Korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons, but they have not agreed…
2016-01-28 Thailand Reports Second MERS Case
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry says the country has a second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. A public…
2016-01-26 Pakistan University Reopens After Deadly Attack
Bacha Khan University in Pakistan re-opened its doors Monday. The Pakistani university was the target of a militant attack last…
2016-01-25 Refugees Storm British Ferry at French Port
About 200 refugees attacked the French port of Calais on Saturday, and about 50 got on a passenger ferry. A…