World Nov 19 President Obama’s Historic Myanmar Visit President Obama became the first sitting president to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, in November. View photos of his trip.
World Nov 16 Aid Community Facing Challenges in Helping Abused Syrian Women, Girls As Syrian refugees continue to pour out of the country, aid agencies are boosting their efforts to help women and girls who have experienced abuse.
World Nov 15 Faces of China’s New Government China unveiled its new Communist Party leadership Wednesday night.
World Nov 15 China’s New Leaders The Chinese Communist Party chose a new slate of leaders Nov. 14. You can find them here.
World Nov 15 Syria and Turkey: A Complex Relationship Despite being geographic neighbors, Syria and Turkey's political relationship historically hasn't been very close, but things were on the mend -- that is, until the Arab Spring hit.
World Nov 14 Survey: Afghans Concerned About Jobs and Security as Troop Departure Looms As the U.S. prepares to exit Afghanistan, insecurity is the problem that Afghans fear most. A new survey of Afghan opinion conducted by the Asia Foundation and released Wednesday also found that Afghans are concerned about corruption in their government…
World Nov 14 Europeans Protest Austerity Cuts In Photos: Protesters in Greece, Spain, Germany and Italy crammed streets in mid-November, upset over government cuts and demanding more jobs.
World Nov 13 Key Players in the Gen. David Petraeus Investigation On Nov. 9, President Obama accepted the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus after an FBI investigation into an email exchange revealed an extramarital affair between the former general and his biographer. We profile some of the key players in…
World Nov 13 China’s Meat Farms To meet consumer demands, China is increasingly embracing industrialized farming.
World Nov 09 From Syria to Turkey: Running from Danger In Photos: Approximately 9,000 Syrian refugees have fled into Turkey in the past 24 hours, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.