2014-09-02 Low Birthrate Threatens South Korea’s Survival
South Korea’s National Assembly Research Service says no one will be living in the country by 2750 if women there do not start having more children. Last year, the birthrate…
2014-09-02 US Citizens Fighting and Dying for Jihadist Groups
That recording is from a jihadist video available on the Internet. The video reportedly shows U.S. citizen Moner Mohammad abu-Salha. It is part of a propaganda campaign aimed at getting…
2014-09-02 Virginia Site Tests Drones for FAA Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, has chosen a university town in Virginia as one of six places to test drones. Drones are aircraft without human pilots. A drone can…
2014-09-01 Alibaba Seeks to Raise Billions in IPO
Investors in the United States are preparing for the first public sale of stock in the Chinese company Alibaba. The company sells goods by linking buyers and sellers in the…
2014-09-01 Street Vendor Helps Poor to Learn English and Japanese
In Vietnam, two members of a family of street vendors — street sellers — are finding a way to help the poorest students in Hanoi. Pham Minh Dap and his…
2014-08-31 UN: Boat People Fleeing Myanmar, Bangladesh
The United Nations says there has been a sudden increase in people fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat. Activists fear the number will continue to rise as refugees leave unclean…
2014-08-30 Conflicts, Ebola Put More Demands on UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF – says August has been its busiest month for emergency airlifts in the past 10 years. The U.N. agency has been sending needed…
2014-08-30 It’s an Emergency in Any Language
In most countries, people can make a telephone call to ask for medical or police help using just three numbers. In the European Union, the number is 1-1-2. Some Asian…
2014-08-30 Vietnam, We Have a Nutrition Problem
Vietnam has a nutrition problem: too many of its children are underweight. Yet more and more Vietnamese boys and girls are becoming overweight. The two conditions may appear to be…
2014-08-30 Will Technology Drive the Drive-In Out of Business?
More and more movie theaters around the world are replacing older equipment with modern technology. The new equipment heightens the movie-watchers’ experience. The images are sharper, the sound is clearer.…
2014-08-29 HIV/AIDS Cases Rise Among Young in Thailand
An increasing number of young people in Thailand are becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The United Nations Childrens Fund released a report about HIV on August…
2014-08-28 Earthquake Strikes Near Icelandic Volcano
Iceland’s Meteorological Office announced on Tuesday that the strongest earthquake in 10 days has struck the Bardarbunga volcano. The earthquake measured 5.7. On Sunday, Iceland had reduced its warning about…
2014-08-26 Tunnel Warfare: From Gaza to North Korea
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has received much attention for its use of tunnels in its war with Israel. But the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip is not the only place where…
2014-08-26 Israel and the Palestinians Agree to Truce
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators announced Tuesday that they have agreed to an extended ceasefire after seven weeks of deadly fighting in Gaza. The ceasefire took effect at 7 p.m. local…
2014-08-25 Is North Korea Preparing to Strike US Electric Grid?
A longtime national security advisor to the United States Congress has said the country’s electric system — called a “grid” — is mostly unprotected. Peter Vincent Pry believes North Korea…