2014-10-14 Spacecraft Sends ‘Tantalizing’ Information from Mars
Scientists working on the year-long American mission to explore Mars hope that it will “help solve the mystery of how the Red Planet lost most of its atmosphere.” Speaking to…
2014-10-14 Catholic Bishops Discuss Teachings on Gays, Divorce
The Roman Catholic Church has long been critical of love relationships between two people of the same sex. The church has also sharply criticized sexual activity outside of marriage. And…
2014-10-14 Naming the Nameless Dead on US-Mexico Border
From January to September of this year an estimated 230 migrants died trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States. This is according to a new report…
2014-10-13 Senegal Uses Technology to Teach Reading
More and more Africans are using text messages, e-mail and social media to communicate. In Senegal, educators are using new technologies to teach women to read. The United Nations Educational…
2014-10-13 US Satellites to Help Southeast Asia with Climate Change
Satellite imagery from the United States is expected to soon begin helping about 60 million people in the Lower Mekong River Basin of Southeast Asia. The goal is to help…
2014-10-12 Thailand Seeks to Ban Commercial Surrogacy
Thailand is campaigning against commercial surrogacy, one of the world’s most unregulated industries. In this industry, infertile foreign couples pay Thai women to bear children. Experts report that the market…
2014-10-12 Hundreds of California Homes in Need of Water
Severe drought has struck California for a third year. The lack of water is affecting farms, cities and small communities. California’s Central Valley is usually fertile. But the lack of…
2014-10-11 US Memorial Honors Disabled Veterans
President Obama praised disabled military veterans as he officially opened a memorial in their honor earlier this month. The president said the new memorial recognizes two centuries of Americans who…
2014-10-11 Same-Sex Marriage Rights Advance in the US
This week the Supreme Court acted in one of America’s most debated issues by doing almost nothing. The justices decided not to examine lower court rulings that permit same-sex marriage…
2014-10-10 Malala and Indian Activist Win Nobel Peace Prize
A child rights campaigner and a child education activist will share the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the two winners on Friday. They are Malala Yousafzai…
2014-10-10 Young Vietnamese Love Online Videos
Last year, a young woman in Vietnam named Phuong Nghi bought a smartphone. Her parents had refused to buy one for her. They might have been worried that she would…
2014-10-09 Forgotten Speeches Come Alive on YouTube
The 1960s was a time of change in the United States and other places. These changes influenced opinions about social issues, and extended to politics and even science. Internet users…
2014-10-08 Activists Criticize Planned US Arms Sales to Vietnam
Last week, the United States announced it would partly end its 30-year-long ban on the sale of lethal, or deadly, weapons to Vietnam. Some observers think it is an important…
2014-10-08 Chinese Firm Pays Record Price for Waldorf Astoria
Hilton Worldwide is selling the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City to a Chinese company for $1.95 billion. The buyer — Anbang Insurance Group — will pay one of…
2014-10-07 War in Afghanistan Marks 13th Anniversary
Tuesday marks the 13th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. The Afghan war is America’s longest war. The United States military has been active in Afghanistan longer than in any…