2014-12-02 Indian Deaths Blamed on Tainted Drugs
Laboratory tests have confirmed that tainted drugs killed at least 13 women and sickened many others at a government-operated camp…
2014-12-01 On World AIDS Day, Activists Claim Progress Not Victory
An activist group working to end disease in Africa says the number of new AIDS patients is finally decreasing. But,…
2014-12-01 Women’s Football Team a Sign of Change in Afghanistan
For many years in Afghanistan, women were not permitted to play outdoor games. They were banned from playing under the…
2014-11-05 Election Results Could Force Changes in US Foreign Policy
President Barack Obama may have less power to negotiate with other countries beginning in January. That is because his political…
2014-11-05 Marijuana Becomes Legal in DC and Oregon
Voters in Washington, D.C. and the northwestern state of Oregon have approved measures to make marijuana legal. The victories for…
2014-11-04 Study Finds Widespread Abuse of Children in Cambodia
A recent study in Cambodia found that violence against children is mainly carried out by adult family members of the…
2014-11-04 Syrian Refugees Prepare for Winter in Lebanon
Colder weather conditions are slowly returning to the Middle East. Reports from Lebanon say areas around the border with Syria…
2014-11-03 Cow Head Meat Popular in South Africa
In many countries, when cows are killed for meat, the heads are put in the waste. That is because many…
2014-11-30 US Officials Claim Afghan Operations Unchanged
United States officials say the force level and duties of U.S. and NATO troops remaining in Afghanistan after December have…
2014-11-30 US Politicians Busy Planning for 2016 Elections
The Republican Party is preparing to control both houses of the United States Congress in January. Republican candidates won big…
2014-11-29 Pro-Russian Separatists Face Health Crisis
The government in Ukraine is threatening to stop financial support for hospitals and medical services in areas controlled by pro-Russian…
2014-11-28 US Evangelicals Debate Homosexuality in the Bible
More than 30 American states now recognize marriages between two people of the same sex. An increasing number of mainline…
2014-11-29 Americans Can Again Adopt Vietnamese Children
After being blocked since 2008, Americans can once again adopt children from Vietnam. Adoptions ended six years ago when Vietnam…
2014-11-27 North Korea Warns of Punishment for US, Allies
North Korea has warned several countries about their support of a United Nations condemnation of North Korea’s human rights record.…
2014-11-26 Thanksgiving, a Traditional American Holiday
Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November. The month of November comes in autumn, the main…