World Mar 25 Prolonged Brexit impasse causes rising angst in the UK European leaders agreed to delay the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union for at least a few weeks, but there is still no deal for how the withdrawal will occur. As the impasse drags on, protesters take to the…
World Mar 19 Silenced at 'the university of whispers,' an Assad prison survivor can now tell his story Syrian teen Omar Alshogre was arrested and jailed for participating in a protest. He survived three years of torture in a compound referred to as “the university of whispers” because its prisoners were forbidden to speak. After fleeing to Turkey…
World Feb 11 After nerve agent attack, this UK city tries to woo back visitors It has been almost a year since Kremlin intelligence officers attempted to kill a Russian defector in the British city of Salisbury by poisoning him with a nerve agent. That attack, and the subsequent death of a British woman, scared…
Science Jan 30 Microchipping humans wields great promise, but does it pose greater risk? An intense debate is underway over the benefits and drawbacks of using microchips, typically relied upon to identify ranch animals and pets, on humans. Advantages include fast communication of critical patient data to medical teams, seamless payment and automatically opened…
World Dec 13 How anti-immigrant politics forced rescue ship Aquarius off the Mediterranean Due to political pressure and harassment from European governments, Doctors Without Borders is ending operations of its last rescue ship, Aquarius, which has saved an estimated 30,000 lives in the Mediterranean. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant, who spent three weeks aboard…
World Dec 08 British police brace for backlash to Brexit vote As the British Parliament prepares to vote Tuesday on U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to exit from the European Union, police are taking precautions for what could be a violent backlash. To some, the vote is the biggest decision…
Nation Nov 09 For families of soldiers lost in WWI, a legacy of sacrifice A century ago, the conflict then known as the Great War was finally coming to an end, after four years and 17 million deaths. Among those who fought in many of the most important battles was the great-grandfather of special…
World Nov 01 Political conflict arises in Spain over the fate of Franco's body In Spain, a constitutional debate has arisen over the body of former dictator Francisco Franco. The new left-wing government wants to relocate Franco's remains, which lie in the Valley of the Fallen, a Spanish civil war monument near Madrid. But…
Nation Oct 19 As Europe battles over border policy, migrants flood to Spain Three years into the migration crisis, Europe remains as divided as ever about how to handle the influx of people arriving illegally from Africa. Spain has overtaken Italy as their main entry point, in part because of its more welcoming…
World Oct 15 African migrants now departing from Morocco to Europe Libya has cracked down on African migrants seeking to flee to Europe. As a result, Morocco has become the new jumping off point from the African continent. One flashpoint is Ceuta, a Spanish enclave at the northern tip of the…