Apr 08 World Reaction to Margaret Thatcher’s Death in Tributes and Tweets By Larisa Epatko World leaders paid tribute to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the day of her death Monday, calling her a "formidable" leader and "champion of freedom and liberty." Other comments showed the controversy surrounding some of her decisions. Continue reading
Apr 08 Syria’s Displaced Battle Disease, Lack of Sanitation EmbedVideo(6142, 482, 304); Two years of civil war in Syria have killed tens of thousands and uprooted more than 4 million. It is a growing humanitarian crisis that shows no signs of abating. At least 3 million of… Continue reading
Apr 08 Margaret Thatcher, ‘Iron Lady’ of British Politics, Dies By News Desk Margaret Thatcher speaks at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool, England, in October 1981. Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images. Margaret Thatcher, the only three-term prime minister of Britain in the 20th century and the first woman to lead a… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Journalists Expose Trove of Hidden Offshore Bank Accounts Around the World Journalists Expose Trove of Hidden Offshore Bank Accounts Around the World… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Millions of Syrians Are Uprooted but Unable to Flee War-torn Country Within Syria, Millions of Refugees Are Uprooted and Unable to Flee… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch News Wrap: North Korea Loads Missiles Onto Launchers In other news Friday, it was reported that North Korea loaded two medium-range missiles onto mobile launchers while South Korea deployed warships with missile defense systems. Also, it was revealed that a psychiatrist who treated Aurora, Colo., gunman James Holmes… Continue watching
Apr 05 North Korea Ramps Up Rhetoric, Missile Systems By Larisa Epatko Each day this week brought another development in North Korea, including threats against the United States and the deployment of mid-range missile launchers to its east coast. Continue reading
Apr 05 Two Million Children Endangered by Syrian Conflict, Aid Group Says By Joshua Barajas EmbedVideo(6131, 482, 304); Save the Children's President and CEO Carolyn Miles details the aid group's efforts to support Syrian children within the war-torn country. Read more about the plight of Syrian children in Save the Children's… Continue reading
Apr 05 Timeline: North Korea Ratchets Up Pressure By News Desk North Korea is raising the temperature in the region by conducting nuclear tests and moving missiles. Continue reading
Apr 05 Bringing the Classroom to Jordan’s Exploding Refugee Population By Larisa Epatko The number of Syrian refugees escaping to neighboring Jordan has surpassed 400,000 with thousands more arriving each day. Many of the refugees are children, who normally would be in school but instead are hunkering down in refugee camps. Continue reading