Nation Jan 13 At U.S.-Mexico border, a tribal nation fights wall that would divide them The Native American tribe Tohono o’odham in Arizona has a significant stake in the ongoing conflict in Congress about whether to fund President Trump’s $5.7 billion border wall. The tribe’s reservation, about the size of Connecticut, spans both countries, and…
Arts Nov 18 It’s a Hollywood set, it’s just taped in Hungary The Martian, A Good Day to Die Hard, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Terminator 6 all have one unusual thing in common -- they were all filmed in Hungary. The Central European country has emerged as a top staging destination…
Arts Nov 10 Inside Milan’s Casa Verdi, where musicians retire in harmony When Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in the late 1800s built a neo-Gothic mansion in Milan, he envisioned a bustling sanctuary for professional musicians who were not earning livable incomes. Since then, Casa Verdi has hosted 1,500 residents and become an…
World Nov 03 Hungary’s extremism may be harbinger of Europe’s political future Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was once thought to be the best person to lead a sphere of former Soviet states toward western-style democracy, but he has instead taken the country on a more populist course, one that's alarmed other…
World Oct 06 Libyan coast remains fertile for ISIS and migrant traffickers Less than two years after Libya with American forces regained control of its coast from Islamic State fighters, the most potent affiliate outside of Iraq and Syria, law enforcement and U.S. policymakers worry about a resurgence. For the second of…
World Oct 02 A brutal life for migrants in Libya: trafficking, detention or death en route to Europe African migrants fleeing to Europe risk slave traffickers, starvation and shipwreck. Now, a growing number of those who complete the arduous journey are being turned away, and the Libyan government is detaining thousands in migrant camps characterized by inhumane conditions.
World Oct 02 We began to film secretly in Libya. Then we had to escape Our minders -- sometimes as many as three cars’ full -- would never leave our side for the two weeks we spent in Libya. That is until we had to flee.
World Sep 29 ISIS regroups to attack a fragmented Libya The city of Sirte, once the crowning jewel of the Islamic State in Libya, was part of the ISIS-controlled coastline from 2015 to 2016. Over a six-month offensive, Libyan security forces combined with U.S. airstrikes wiped out ISIS combatants from…
World Sep 22 Rescued or seized? Greece’s long fight with UK over Parthenon Marbles When the Parthenon in Athens fell into ruins in early the 1800s, a British ambassador with permission from the Ottoman Empire preserved about half the sculptures, which are now at the British Museum. But Greeks for centuries have wanted them…
World Dec 04 What the Mafia has in common with protecting the Vatican from terror attacks During Christmastime at the Vatican, more visitors means added security, especially in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, London and many other European capitals. In recent days, ISIS has called on lone-wolf terrorists to shed "Christmas blood" at the…