World Oct 06 Two poems on what it’s like to live with Ebola, climate change The two women live in different parts of the world: one on a tropical island in the Pacific, another in a former war-torn African country now fighting Ebola. Their lives are very different but they chose the same way to…
World Oct 02 Jihadists swap gun photos for cuddly kittens on Twitter Twitter suspended the accounts of hundreds more pro-Islamic State group users this week. And some users have put up a defense -- in the form of a kitten.
World Oct 02 What the Islamic State jihadists don’t want you to know Islamic State militants are notorious for their brutality, ability to take over towns in Iraq and luring foreigners to their cause. But they are not the tidy, cohesive force that they appear to be.
World Sep 30 Speeches of U.N. General Assembly 2014 focus on terrorism, Ebola fight Heads of state from more than 120 countries met Sept. 24-30 at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City to discuss climate change, the needs of Syrian refugees and the unprecedented spread of the Ebola virus. You can view…
World Sep 29 Demonstrators coordinate using social media as Hong Kong protests swell Wide-scale protests continued for another night in Hong Kong in response to the Chinese government’s decision to vet candidates in Hong Kong’s 2017 elections.
World Sep 25 Obama: ‘We are not moving fast enough’ on Ebola Despite the recent ratcheting up of efforts to contain Ebola in West Africa, "we are not moving fast enough," said President Barack Obama on Thursday at the United Nations. "It’s a marathon, but you have to run it like a…
World Sep 23 Obama: U.S. part of climate problem, but all nations need to work on it NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama said at the U.N. Climate Summit on Tuesday that the United States accepts responsibility for its part in climate change and will lead the way in doing something about it.
World Sep 19 Iranian official calls jailed Washington Post journalist ‘good reporter’ but offers few details on detainment Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday that the government of Tehran is doing its “best” to handle the detention of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, who was arrested with his wife on undisclosed charges in July.
World Sep 19 Iran’s Zarif on why Tehran won’t team up with U.S. on Islamic State group U.S. efforts to garner regional support for fighting Islamic State militants, including an all-out effort this week by Secretary of State John Kerry, has hit a roadblock in Iran. It’s partly because the leadership isn’t convinced the U.S. government “was…
World Sep 19 Iran would accept Obama bypassing Congress to get sanctions lifted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the PBS NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner on Friday that Iran would "accept" President Barack Obama's promise to lift sanctions in ongoing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, rather than holding out…