2014-07-30 US, Europe Pressure Russia Over Ukraine
The United States and European Union have announced new measures to punish Russia for its support of separatists in eastern Ukraine. The measures are directed against Russia’s energy, arms and…
2014-07-30 Liberia Closes Most Borders to Contain Ebola
Last weekend, the president of Liberia announced measures to try to contain the Ebola virus. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said that her country is closing most of its borders. The…
2014-07-30 Vietnam Use Rap Music to Report News
The Vietnamese media industry is changing as it faces growing competition from the Internet. One website has come up with a way to reach out to young people. It uses…
2014-07-29 UN Agency: Iran Converts Enriched Uranium
The UN Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has converted, or changed, its enriched uranium into a less-dangerous form that is more difficult to use for nuclear weapons. The action is…
2014-07-29 US Medical Workers in Liberia Infected with Ebola
Second American in Liberia Gets Ebola An aid group reported this week that Ebola has infected a second American medical worker in Liberia. The American-based group, Samaritan’s Purse, has medical…
2014-07-28 UN: Downing of Malaysian Airliner Maybe ‘War Crime’
A United Nations official says the shooting down of a Malaysian airplane over eastern Ukraine may be judged a war crime. Navi Pillay is the UN High Commissioner for Human…
2014-07-27 Chinese Fighters Changing Face of US Boxing
The face of heavy weight boxing is changing in the United States. Two Asian boxers have entered the ring. Chinese Olympic medal winner Zhang Zhilei is training on the East…
2014-07-27 UN Agency Warns of Link Between Ebola and Bats
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is warning people in West African countries about a link between eating wildlife and the disease Ebola. The FAO says it is especially…
2014-07-26 Thai Military Rulers Write New Constitution
Thailand’s military rulers have written a temporary constitution that lets the army keep a great deal of power. The army chief could also become the country’s next prime minister under…
2014-07-26 Jokes about Kim Jong Un Are No Laughing Matter
Many Americans enjoy making jokes about political leaders in the United States. Even those leaders often laugh about themselves. But North Koreans see such humor differently. They say jokes about…
2014-07-25 US, Russian Oil Partnership Continues Despite Sanctions
The movement of an oil drilling rig into Russian waters in the Arctic is creating problems for the American company that controls it. The move of the drilling equipment center…
2014-07-25 Black Box Recovered at Air Algerie Crash Site
French President Francois Hollande has said French soldiers have reached the area where an Air Algerie passenger airplane crashed in northern Mali. The French president said soldiers had recovered one…
2014-07-25 AIDS Researcher Killed in Malaysia Airlines Crash
Several medical researchers were on the Malaysia Airlines plane shot down July 17 in eastern Ukraine. The researchers were traveling to a yearly international conference on AIDS. Among those killed…
2014-07-24 Is Air Travel Safe?
It has been a bad two weeks for air travel. Last week, Malaysia Airline flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine killing all 298 passengers and crew. On Wednesday,…
2014-07-24 Search Begins for Missing Air Algeria Plane
Searchers are looking for an Air Algeria flight that disappeared during a trip from the capital of Burkina Faso to Algiers. The airplane is carrying at least 116 people including…