Anger in US over police killings of black men
Police killings of black men, including Alton Sterling, have reignited the fight for civil rights.
Read More...Police killings of black men, including Alton Sterling, have reignited the fight for civil rights.
Read More...As Pokémon Go sweeps the world, retailers are looking to get in on the action by attracting those players into their establishments.
Read More...In 2013, roughly one in five Americans had no health care coverage. The number is now about one in eight.
Read More...The Iran nuclear accord is fragile at its one-year anniversary. Upcoming elections in the U.S. and Iran could yield new leaders determined to derail the deal.
Read More...Nigeria is already the most populous nation in Africa with 170 million people.
Read More...Cities around the country are implementing programs to distribute sunscreen for free in parks, pools and beaches, at zero cost to taxpayers.
Read More...Shootings in Chicago are up nearly 90 percent this year compared to last, and murders are up more than 70 percent. Chicago Tribune said 336 people have been killed this year, compared to 490 for all of last year. If this pace continues, that would mean more than 600 people would have been killed in Chicago in 2016.
Read More...Could the ‘Brexit’ make the European Army a possibility?
Read More...In the heart of Copacabana, Olympic fever has struck with the opening of the first official Olympic megastore. Some are worried that so-called “Olympic fever” may turn literal because of Zika virus concerns.
Read More...A report released by a major Chinese recruitment website found that only three percent of this year’s graduates will start their own business, down from six percent last year.
Read More...The girl has not been seen or heard from since authorities flew the her to the capital, Abuja, for a televised meeting with Nigeria’s President.
Read More...The world once hailed nuclear power as the future of clean energy. But California recently announced it’ll be shuttering its last nuclear power plant for good.
Read More...PHOTO & VIDEO GALLERY: Drug trafficking has left not only economic and social footprints in Colombia, but also created characters and stories that have permeated culture.
Read More...In Germany, gun ownership has long been seen as a privilege rather than a right.
Read More...A look at the changing dynamics of middle classes in China and America.
Read More...Colombia will move closer than ever to ending a half-century of bloodshed when its president joins leftist rebels Thursday in celebrating a cease-fire and disarmament agreement at a dignitary-studded signing ceremony in Cuba.
Read More...Leaders of the Leave and Remain sides have been traveling the country in one final push for votes, and officials in Brussels are waiting for results.
Read More...Criminal organizations in Mexico wanting to beef up their cache of weapons need not look any further than their country’s own security forces.
Read More...Yemen’s pro-government forces and Shiite Houthi rebels exchanged 224 prisoners in two days, the largest swap since the beginning of the civil war last year, officials from both sides said on Sunday.
Read More...In Senegal, people living with albinism marked International Albinism Awareness day this week.
Read More...Cuba’s private sector is now well established in Havana, especially those businesses aimed at tourists.
Read More...Haiti is a country without a president again. The provisional president’s 120-day mandate came to a close this week. Lawmakers options are either extend President Jocelerme Privert’s term or try to hastily arrange a new round of elections. The U.N. is leading efforts to ensure what it calls “institutional continuity.”
Read More...More than 20 people died in air strike over the weekend in the northwestern city of Idlib, Syria.
Read More...The appetite for Mexican-Chinese food is growing as fancy restaurants open in Mexico City fueling a boom in Asian eateries.
Read More...Zongzi is a traditional food that Chinese people enjoy during the Dragon Boat Festival. However, the art of making zongzi is at a risk fewer and fewer younger people know how to make them.
Read More...A new study is throwing water on that claim, while also raising new questions about a critical issue.
Read More...It is that time of year when Chinese high school students come to the make-or-break point of their lives as they take the national college entrance exams: the Gaokao.
Read More...Protests across Latin America are putting gender violence on the public agenda.
Read More...Temporary ceasefires in countries at war like Syria and Yemen allow citizens to receive short-term relief like vaccinations, but what about those who need long-term care for illnesses like cancer?
Read More...In the midst of a doping scandal, the International Olympics Committee is telling the world not to overreact.
Read More...Cars and factories tend to be the most talked about sources of air pollution. But a new study from Columbia University’s Earth Institute shows farms are a major source.
Read More...Experts said climate change could make the heat waves more intense and more frequent. A new study argued extreme heat and climate change may be contributing to epidemics of chronic kidney disease.
Read More...Baseball has been a national obsession for Venezuelans. But now, with rampant crime and new visa restrictions, those scouts are fleeing the country.
Read More...The U.K. Treasury has warned the British economy could dive into a year-long recession should Britain leave the EU.
Read More...The Guangdong province in southern China has been one of the hardest hit by rainstorms, flooding and typhoons.
Read More...Palmyra is just the most recent key territory lost by ISIL. CCTV America’s Jim Spellman reports.
Read More...In order to get millions of Europeans to quit smoking, tough new anti-tobacco laws will now go into effect.
Read More...May 18 Marks International Museum Day, and this year’s theme looks at cultural landscapes.
Read More...Every generation has a name: from Baby Boomers to Generation X, experts group people together based on their years of birth.
Read More...Drone use worldwide is expected to increase exponentially. These unmanned aerial vehicles are commonly found in military operations, but their future in other fields is expanding, particularly in scientific research.
Read More...Circling the globe-using only the power of the sun – experimental plane, Solar Impulse 2, crossed from Asia to North America without a drop of fuel.
Read More...Last week, the U.S. marked its one millionth solar panel installation, 40 years after solar energy was first developed. Analysts say it’ll only take two years to install another one million.
Read More...With mounting tensions between the West and Russia, both sides sent more of their military might closer to the Russian border.
Read More...The state of Florida currently leads the nation. In the number of Zika cases, reported more than 100.
Read More...President Xi Jinping wants young people to become pioneers of innovation and entrepreneurship, saying it’s crucial to shift the country’s economic model from consumption to production.
Read More...More schools have been talking openly and taking action about sexual assaults since the U.S. Department of Education began releasing the names of universities being investigated.
Read More...Venezuela’s work hours are being cut further. In addition to the deepening economic crisis and rising inflation, the country is facing electricity shortages due to partly drought and partly the lack of a back-up plan.
Read More...Alcohol-related illnesses are some of the world’s leading causes of preventable deaths. Now health advocates want to see a ban on advertising alcohol products.
Read More...The scientists made a concrete connection between Zika and microcephaly, a neurological disorder, using brains grown in a lab.
Read More...China recently celebrated its first Space Day marked by a flag-raising ceremony in Beijing. Space Day marks the launch of the country’s first man-made satellite 46 years ago.
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