Deadly Air Strike On Syrian Medical Facility Reported
An international medical relief organization says at least four of its staff have been killed in an air strike on a medical facility in Syria. …
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Climate Change Pushing Need for Better Agriculture Data
Climate change and its pressure on agriculture to adapt is adding fresh urgency, say experts, for accurate data amid a fast changing agricultural landscape. Statisticians and analysts say such issues…
continue readingIvory Trade Debate Resurfaces as Southern Africa’s Elephants Thrive
South Africa’s Kruger National Park is littered in places with the trunks of trees uprooted and stripped of bark by a surging population of elephants, a frequent sight in the…
continue readingSyrian Children’s Art on Display in Shanghai Shows Impact of War
A non-governmental organization (NGO) in China opened an exhibition in Shanghai this week of paintings by Syrian children to raise awareness about the migrant crisis in the war-torn country. The…
continue readingProminent Duterte Critic Removed From Influential Senate Committee
One of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s harshest critics was removed as the chairwoman of the Senate Justice Committee Monday in the midst of an investigation into Duterte’s alleged ties to…
continue readingNorth Carolina Police Shooting Sparks Protest
Protesters clashed with police and shut down a major highway overnight in the eastern U.S. city of Charlotte after a black officer shot dead a black man at an apartment…
continue readingPoll: From Duped Maids to Rice Farmers, Asian Women Lead the Way in Businesses to Aid Society
At all the peace talks Joji Felicitas Pantoja attended in the conflict-troubled Philippines island of Mindanao, coffee was served to put people at ease. But Pantoja soon realized talking about…
continue readingSerbian FM Says Belgrade Would Defend Bosnian Serbs
Serbia has warned Bosnia-Herzegovina that it would defend the Bosnian Serbs if they were ever attacked as tensions are high ahead of a planned referendum in Republika Srpska that has…
continue readingTurkish President Urges World To Act Against U.S.-Based Cleric
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on world leaders to take measures against a U.S.-based cleric’s “terrorist network” that he said threatens their security. …
continue readingBiden Talks Energy Reform With Ukraine’s Poroshenko
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told Ukraine’s president that reforms to the country’s energy sector are imperative and need to be accelerated. …
continue readingInvestigators: NY Bombing Suspect Bought Parts on eBay
Federal investigators say the suspect in Saturday’s bombings in New York and New Jersey bought components on eBay and used as triggering devices cell phones purchased from a store 500…
continue readingAs China Prepares to Try US Businesswoman for Spying, Her Husband Fights On
China plans to try American businesswoman Sandy Phan-Gillis on espionage charges sometime next month, but her husband in Houston, Texas says he has evidence that she was not even in…
continue readingRefugees, Syria Dominate UN Meetings
In his final speech as U.S. president to the United Nations annual gathering of the world on Tuesday, Barack Obama stressed the importance of cooperation over isolation. He also brought…
continue readingObama: Global Refugee Crisis a Test of ‘Common Humanity’
President Barack Obama hosted the world’s first ever Leaders Summit on Refugees in New York City Tuesday, saying the world is facing a crisis of epic proportions. But there was…
continue readingWhat to Do With an Empty Container Ship? Grow Food
What can you do with a cargo ship after it has dropped off its shipment and is making the return trip empty? How about growing food on it? A design…
continue readingObama, Ban Call on World’s Leaders to Help Solve Epic Refugee Crisis
President Barack Obama hosted the first Leaders Summit on Refugees in New York City on Tuesday, saying the world is facing a crisis of epic proportions. “We are here because…
continue readingGunmen Detain Popular American English Teacher in Yemen
A popular American English teacher was taken from his school in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, on Tuesday by gunmen wearing civilian clothes, students said. Peter Willems is principal of the Exceed…
continue readingFederal Prosecutors Charge New York Bomb Suspect
Federal prosecutors have charged a 28-year-old Afghan-American man with using a weapon of mass destruction and other charges in connection with this weekend’s bombing in Manhattan. Criminal complaints released September…
continue readingBrazil’s Former President to Stand Trial for Corruption
A Brazilian judge has ordered former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to stand trial on charges of corruption and money laundering. Judge Sergio Moro ruled Tuesday that Lula, who…
continue readingWith Peace Near, Colombia’s FARC Rebels Reunite With Families
Tatiana, her pregnant belly bulging beneath a T-shirt decorated with the FARC rebel group’s logo, leans down to stroke her teenage son’s hair, as if to reassure herself he is…
continue readingUN Team Identifies Crime Suspects in Burundi
U.N. investigators looking into the alleged torture and killings of government opponents in Burundi have drawn up a list of suspects who should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, they…
continue readingProtesters March in Brussels Against Transatlantic Free Trade Deals
Thousands of protesters marched through Brussels on Tuesday to demand the European Union abandon planned transatlantic free trade deals they say will worsen labor conditions and allow big business to…
continue readingTrade Pact Backed During Forum at George W. Bush Institute
Former U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday entered the debate over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, hosting a forum at his presidential library extolling his successor’s Asian free-trade deal. Bush, who…
continue readingConfidence in Brazil’s Economy Returning, Temer Says at UN
Brazil’s new president, Michel Temer, told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the impeachment of his predecessor was conducted with “absolute respect” for the rule of law and that…
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