Jun 29 Meet the Syrian women educating refugee girls about early marriage By Larisa Epatko For many Syrian refugees, their troubles don’t end when they reach a safer destination. With little of their own resources, some refugee families marry off their girls to try to give them more financial security and a chance at a… Continue reading
Jun 29 EU leaders hail migrant plan but 100 more go missing at sea By Lorne Cook, Menna Zaki, Associated Press European Union leaders declared victory Friday, claiming to have set aside major differences over how best to handle migrant arrivals as they commissioned new plans to screen people in North Africa for eligibility to enter Europe. But even as they… Continue reading
Jun 28 Hundreds of Syrians leave Lebanon for long-awaited reunions By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Hundreds of displaced Syrians left Lebanon for their war-torn homeland Thursday in a repatriation that will reunite them with relatives they have not seen for years. But many of them also are leaving behind loved ones who are staying in… Continue reading
Jun 28 Fire kills 15 people in Nairobi's largest open-air market By Tom Odula, Associated Press The cause of the fire that injured 70 people was not immediately announced, but the blaze is being treated as a crime scene, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading
Jun 28 Putin, Trump to have summit in Helsinki on July 16 By Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, the Kremlin and the White House announced Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Malta accepts stranded migrant ship, ending standstill In our news wrap Wednesday, Malta allowed a rescue ship to dock with more than 200 African migrants on board. An EU summit convenes tomorrow to focus on a long-term policy for handling migrants. Also, South Sudan’s warring parties agreed… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 7:07 Preserving the priceless manuscripts of Timbuktu By Monica Villamizar A world of knowledge was nearly lost forever amid the al-Qaida occupation in Timbuktu five years ago. Many were burnt, but thousands of ancient manuscripts were smuggled away and saved, and now are being digitized. And yet time and money… Continue watching
Jun 27 Defending champion Germany eliminated from World Cup By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press KAZAN, Russia — Germany is out of the World Cup, the fourth defending champion in the last five tournaments to be eliminated in the group stage. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 6:41 China has a front-row seat to North Korea's possible economic opening By Katrina Yu Nowhere are people more excited and optimistic about Pyongyang opening up than on China's border with North Korea. Betting on denuclearization, investors have started speculating in the real estate market, while local businesses are hoping for a windfall. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 9:49 Can Easter Island's treasures withstand storms of climate change? By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz Spectacular giant statues evoke history and mystery on Easter Island, a place that has symbolized what humans can achieve and then destroy. Now everywhere you look on the island, home to about 6,000 residents, there are signs of coastal erosion… Continue watching