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Aug 20, 2019
The development of increasingly sophisticated high-tech tools that can quash dissent is raising questions about technology development.
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Aug 20, 2019
Ungersheim's environmentally friendly initiatives include ones that promote renewable energy. Local leaders across Europe are taking notes.
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Aug 20, 2019
In Uganda's Mabira Forest, women birders are their own guides. One helped our reporter train his gaze on a feathery find.
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Aug 19, 2019
Almost everyone in eastern Ukraine wants a peace plan that will end the fighting, but what that peace will look like can vary dramatically.
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Aug 19, 2019
Here are three news events this weekend: A big, peaceful protest in Hong Kong, secret talks about Venezuela, and an alt-right rally in Portland.
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Aug 16, 2019
Shanghai introduced its first trash sorting program, and islands in the Caribbean are taking measures to protect their coral reefs.
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Aug 15, 2019
As tensions rise, Beijing is signaling that it's considering a military option to end the Hong Kong protests. Why that's not the most-likely path.
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Aug 15, 2019
Revoking Kashmir's autonomy has been a Hindu nationalist dream for decades. Today's global political atmosphere provided India the right moment.
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Aug 15, 2019
Cities and towns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have long struggled with pollutants. Thanks to new EPA regulations, water quality improved last year.
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Aug 15, 2019
Sometimes progress comes drip by drip. That's true in the Chesapeake Bay, where decades of dedication to reducing pollution has helped turn the tide.
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Aug 15, 2019
Water quality in the Chesapeake Bay is improving after years of cleanup efforts and an EPA regulation.
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Aug 14, 2019
British and U.S. trade officials met in Washington last week, as Britain sweats the risks of a "no deal Brexit" that undercuts its trade with Europe.
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Aug 14, 2019
British and U.S. trade officials met in Washington last week, as Britain sweats the risks of a "no deal Brexit" that undercuts its trade with Europe.
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Aug 14, 2019
India's decision to revoke Kashmir's special status and statehood has prompted a week of curfews, barbed wire, and confusion.
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Aug 13, 2019
In the port city of Mariupol, locals struggle with Ukraine's ongoing civil war and plan for a future where trade with the world is free again.
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Aug 13, 2019
Hindu nationalists have launched new leadership programs for educated urban youth, designed to foster qualities that combat corruption.
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Aug 12, 2019
Guatemala's president-elect Alejandro Giammattei, who takes office in January, inherits a controversial deal with the U.S. to limit migration.
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Aug 12, 2019
As the gun debate reignites after the El Paso and Dayton shootings, Canada and Mexico are speaking out about how they are hit by U.S. gun laws.
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Aug 12, 2019
Israel and Jordan are disappointed with a Russian security deal that hasn't stopped Hezbollah from entrenching itself in southern Syria.
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Aug 12, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein, Norway hero, Jerusalem clash, and immigration protest: Here's what happened this past weekend (while you were dancing, watching Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, and enjoying an off-line life).
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Aug 09, 2019
What does the Taliban's "fight and talk" approach signal about the durability of an Afghanistan peace deal?
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Aug 09, 2019
Japan and South Korea's grievances have spilled into a trade war that could ripple across global industries, and deeper divide two U.S. allies.
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Aug 09, 2019
In Alberta, the heartland of Canada's energy industry, many feel they are being taken advantage of and disrespected by the rest of country.
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Aug 09, 2019
In Alberta, the heartland of Canada's energy industry, many feel they are being taken advantage of and disrespected by the rest of country.
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Aug 09, 2019
Living standards are improving in India, Kyrgyzstan has granted citizenship formerly stateless people, and more good news.
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Aug 08, 2019
Pension reform in Brazil has long met firm pushback. But this week, Congress moved closer than ever to approving changes seen as key for the economy.
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Aug 08, 2019
The politics around climate change in the developed world are especially complex - because they are closely related to migration.
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Aug 07, 2019
President Trump's "transactional" diplomacy has created competition among Gulf Arabs for U.S. support. Qatar has taken advantage.
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Aug 07, 2019
Amanda Simpson and Stathis Katsarelias have given up almost everything to care for Skyrian horses on the island of Skíros.
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Aug 06, 2019
When Franky Zapata crossed the English Channel on his hoverboard Sunday, the French Army saw a new way to move troops across the battlefield.
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Aug 06, 2019
When Franky Zapata crossed the English Channel on his hoverboard Sunday, the French Army saw a new way to move troops across the battlefield.
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Aug 06, 2019
Hoping for peace and healing, 200 survivors and relatives of the Christchurch mosque attacks will travel to Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage.
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Aug 05, 2019
Last year, the president's declaration against sexual violence raised hopes for change. But the work of changing attitudes is just getting started.
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Aug 05, 2019
The hardship endured by millions of Syrian refugees, one of the main human costs of the civil war, is outlasting the conflict.
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Aug 05, 2019
In Aleppo, markets that have stood since the 1300s are slowly being repaired. Once a hub for Syrians and tourists, shop owners hope for their return.
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Aug 05, 2019
India revoked Kashmir's special status Monday, declaring the territory under its control. Pakistan says it will step up efforts to stop the order.
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Aug 05, 2019
Mass shootings in the U.S. A path to peace in Afghanistan. Here's what happened this weekend (while you were enjoying an off-line life).
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Aug 05, 2019
"Be Water" means adopt an attitude of adaptability. That was on display this weekend as protestors occupied and vacated five Hong Kong neighborhoods.
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Aug 02, 2019
Saudi Arabia ends its guardianship policy, loosening restrictions on women's rights. Now women can apply for passports, register marriage and births.
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Aug 02, 2019
With a modern pioneering zeal, a new generation is reinventing the kibbutz idea, moving to development towns and disadvantaged cities around Israel.
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Aug 02, 2019
One of the most endangered species in the United States is staging a comeback, and an indigenous community in Canada is improving safety.
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Aug 01, 2019
The July 31 restriction was largely seen as a move to solidify Taiwan's status as a Chinese territory ahead of the island's January elections.
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Aug 01, 2019
Mozambique's civil war lasted 15 years. Warring leaders signed a deal Aug. 1, and will sign another Aug. 6 to promise peace for October elections.
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Aug 01, 2019
Despite dire predictions about Amazon and e-readers, independent bookstores are finding their local niches and selling more books.
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Aug 01, 2019
Despite dire predictions about Amazon and e-readers, independent bookstores are finding their local niches and selling more books.
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Jul 31, 2019
How to fight extremism? In Argenteuil, France, with an innovative program that identifies and addresses discrimination, one prong of radicalization.
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Jul 31, 2019
As Disney Cruise Line gets the go-ahead for a facility on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, it puts the pristine environment under strain.
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Jul 31, 2019
Northern Ireland has been a key issue in the Brexit debate. While neither the EU nor the U.K. want a hard border, how that can be avoided is unclear.
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Jul 31, 2019
After a meeting between U.S. and Chinese trade officials stalled in Shanghai, observers say both sides could be entrenched in a "war of attrition."
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Jul 31, 2019
China's largest city has rolled out a campaign to boost recycling and compost. Garbage must be sorted by wet, dry, recyclable, and hazardous waste.
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Jul 30, 2019
Hundreds of refugees gathered outside Australia's Parliament July 29 to protest the visas they claim are discriminatory.
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Jul 30, 2019
Signs of malnutrition in children under the age of 5 declined by 36% between 2001 and 2012, and meal programs are reaching more people in need.
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Jul 29, 2019
The nonprofit Grimm & Co. boosts literacy skills at its store and in schools, serving close to 3,000 children a year in Rotherham, England.
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Jul 29, 2019
Saturday and Sunday night police used tear gas against pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
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Jul 29, 2019
A Russian monitoring group said Sunday that 1,400 arrests was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital in this decade.
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Jul 26, 2019
Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló has resigned after weeks of protests. But this is just the beginning of needed change, some protesters say.
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Jul 26, 2019
Signs of malnutrition in children under the age of 5 declined by 36% between 2001 and 2012, and meal programs are reaching more people in need.
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Jul 26, 2019
Traditional horse racing has been part of Xhosa culture for 200 years. Today, its audience is growing - but will that change the soul of the sport?
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Jul 26, 2019
The largest multi-sports event in the Americas, opening Friday, has brought new multi-million dollar arenas to Peru. But in Lima, the new sports centers cast a shadow over communities who have been demanding drainage, roads, and drinking water for decades.
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Jul 26, 2019
The Kremlin has been accused of attempting to stifle a growing opposition party. In one of the city's largest opposition protests in years, more than 20,000 took to the streets this past Saturday, with another protest planned this upcoming Saturday.
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Jul 26, 2019
Apps are reducing food waste all over Europe, elephant populations are rebounding in Tanzania, and inmates are becoming entrepreneurs in Uruguay.
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Jul 25, 2019
As Venezuelans continue to flee, tiny Trinidad and Tobago has absorbed more per capita than almost any other country. But it hasn't been smooth.
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Jul 25, 2019
Insiders say the kingdom is set to allow women to obtain passports and travel abroad - the core part of the so-called male guardianship system.
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Jul 25, 2019
Peter Böhmer reopened the village store in his German home of Farchant a few years ago, and it has been going gangbusters ever since.
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Jul 25, 2019
European nations have struggled to cope with a record-breaking heat wave that contrasts with their usually temperate summers. Climate scientists fear such conditions are soon to become the norm.
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Jul 24, 2019
Education in Afghanistan remains a luxury for many families. Despite billions in aid from the U.S. and its allies, more children are participating in manual labor to help keep their families afloat.
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Jul 23, 2019
Even as Brexit looms, tensions in the Gulf have highlighted the limits of Britain's strength without international allies.
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Jul 23, 2019
Boris Johnson's decisive win over Jeremy Hunt makes a "no deal" Brexit look increasingly likely for Nov. 1. If Britain leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement, economists predict tariffs, a loss of jobs, and a weakened economy will be unavoidable.
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Jul 22, 2019
Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president in January, but has fallen short of many lofty promises. Why does he still have so many supporters?
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Jul 22, 2019
The timing of Iran's declaration today that it captured 17 Iranians last year who were trained by the CIA signals a renewal of the US-Iran covert war.
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Jul 22, 2019
China's arrests of two Canadians, which followed the arrest of a Huawei executive in Vancouver, have some people rethinking their dealings in China.
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Jul 22, 2019
In the U.K., tension between the Tory base and the elite has echoes of the Tea Party revolt that reshaped the GOP and blazed a path for Donald Trump.
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Jul 22, 2019
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy now has the ability to make sweeping reforms in Ukraine, after Sunday's election gave him a majority in parliament.
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Jul 22, 2019
Protesters criticized Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte before his his state of the nation address Monday. Mr. Duterte's violent anti-drug campaign has caused international alarm, but he remains popular in opinion polls and in the Philippine Congress.
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Jul 22, 2019
Our Mexico City correspondent shares the children's books her family uses to discuss migration - with a stamp of approval from her daughter.
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Jul 22, 2019
Iran released video and audio recordings of the seizure of the HMS Stena Impero, suggesting Britain's once mighty Navy was unable to save the ship.
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Jul 19, 2019
The public has grown distrustful of the political class widely considered corrupt and steeped in personal rivalries. Taxes, utility bills, and prices have increased in recent years while income has stagnated.
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Jul 19, 2019
An international show, "Refugees Got Talent," is putting a new light on the issue of immigration. And Mozambique's elephant herds are increasing.
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Jul 18, 2019
Europe may be the best hope for salvaging the Iran nuclear deal amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington in the Persian Gulf.
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Jul 18, 2019
On July 1, as Hong Kong's young protesters stormed the legislature, Brian Leung became a face of the movement's most controversial action yet.
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Jul 18, 2019
An ebola outbreak in Congo was declared a global health emergency on July 17 after 1,600 deaths since August 2018. The closing of Congolese borders, however, could lead to economic problems in the future.
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Jul 18, 2019
A fire at Kyoto Animation, a popular Japanese anime studio, has left 33 dead and 36 injured, some critically. Anime fans around the world have expressed support for the company and anger for the suspected attack.
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Jul 18, 2019
Facing an economy crippled by U.S. sanctions, Iranians are turning to Bitcoin to make extra money. The currency's lack of regulations, however, are making some in the U.S. and Iranian governments wary.
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Jul 18, 2019
In the eastern half of the United States, few purple martins have natural nesting habitat left. But humans have stepped up to fill the housing void.
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Jul 17, 2019
The outrage and protests that followed the death of an Ethiopian Jew are forcing Israel to confront anti-black racism as a real problem.
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Jul 17, 2019
That Russia, the U.S., and the EU could oust an oligarch in Moldova is raising hopes that they can find solutions in Ukraine and Georgia too.
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Jul 17, 2019
After weeks of protests and a deadly crackdown, Sudan takes its first steps toward a more comprehensive democracy. A constitutional agreement that establishes a joint civilian-military sovereign is set to be adopted on Friday.
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Jul 17, 2019
The U.S. has sent a top diplomat to ease tensions between Japan and South Korea. The two nations, whose economies are closely linked, have sparred over trade restrictions and colonial-era reparations.
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Jul 17, 2019
After a close vote, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed Tuesday. An outside candidate to begin with, Ms. von der Leyen must now corral a fractious European Parliament.
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Jul 16, 2019
Germany's disappointment over Brexit also affects its thinking about the future of the EU, even as German-British trade is expected to stay strong.
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Jul 16, 2019
Migrants throughout time have brought local cuisines with them to new places. Opening arepa restaurants has allowed Venezuelan migrants to make a living abroad while keeping alive a culinary tradition.
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Jul 16, 2019
An international leader in tech oversight, France became the world's first major economy to regulate cryptocurrencies - attempting to stabilize a potentially disruptive new industry.
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Jul 16, 2019
Ten years after a coup removed President Manuel Zalaya from power, its consequences still shape Honduras - from months of protests to migration.
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Jul 16, 2019
Protests against a controversial extradition bill began over a month ago. Now, demonstrations have ballooned to address how Hong Kong is governed.
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Jul 16, 2019
U.S. high school dropout rates have fallen by nearly two-thirds in 18 years, thanks to investments in education and workforce degree requirements.
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Jul 15, 2019
Though it made many promises to Canada's indigenous peoples on reconciliation, the Trudeau government has realized little substantive progress.
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