World Aug 25 Photos: ‘You Stink’ campaign decries more than garbage buildup in Beirut Lebanese protesters clashed with police over the weekend, fed up with the government’s inability to collect trash over the past few weeks. But the protests turned to mocking when security forces erected a concrete wall around government buildings in Beirut.
Nation Aug 24 After Katrina hit, playgrounds weren’t the first thing on people’s minds Ten years ago when Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states, someone living 1,400 miles away was watching. She knew something must be done to help the children.
World Aug 19 In Ebola-ravaged village, nurse sees power of the human spirit When Doctors Without Borders called nurse Kim Federici to join their forces fighting Ebola in spring 2014, she answered without reservation.
World Aug 19 Islamic State group beheads prominent archaeologist in Syria Islamic State militants reportedly beheaded a prominent archaeologist in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, and put his body on display.
World Aug 17 Citing ‘serious reservations,’ South Sudan president signs peace accord Updated: Although expressing "serious reservations," South Sudan's President Salva Kiir signed a far-reaching peace agreement on Wednesday. His opponent Riek Machar had earlier signed the deal.
World Aug 14 Flag flies over U.S. Embassy in Cuba – now what? The American flag unfurled at the U.S. Embassy in Havana for the first time in 54 years on Friday. But what about the unresolved issues of the trade embargo, the future of Guantanamo Bay and the decades of mistrust?…
World Aug 13 Kurdish fighters ‘confused’ by U.S. allegiance with Turkey Syrian Kurdish forces have taken control of wide swaths of land in northern Syria from Islamic State militants, but a new offensive by the Turkish government against their compatriots along the Turkish border has complicated their alliance with the United…
World Aug 13 Farmers are dialing for seeds to make money in Mali “What if you could buy fertilizer and seeds the same way that you buy prepaid minutes for your phone?” thought microfinance specialist Anushka Ratnayake.
World Aug 05 Muslim cleric in Britain charged with supporting Islamic State militants Anjem Choudary, a British-born Muslim cleric, is one of two men charged in England with inviting support for Islamic State militants on Wednesday.
World Aug 05 Obama pitches Iran nuclear pact: ‘contact your representatives’ President Barack Obama used a speech at American University on Wednesday to try to debunk arguments against the Iran nuclear deal, telling Americans to “contact your representatives in Congress” to get it passed.