International
Trump administration seeks to close international immigration offices
The Trump administration is seeking to close nearly two dozen U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices around the world.
7 years ago
Australian cardinal sentenced to prison for child sex abuse
The most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced in an Australian court to 6 years in prison for molesting two choirboys more than 20 years ago.
7 years ago
U.K. Parliament rejects Theresa May’s Brexit plan yet again
The vote was a second chance for the prime minister to gain approval of the terms under which the U.K. will leave the EU on March 29.
7 years ago
Two visions of African spirituality at the African American Museum
A photojournalist and a fine-art photographer collaborate on a dual exhibition of the Baye Fall of Senegal and the indigenous deities of Sierra Leone.
7 years ago
Listen 2:11‘This is going to end ugly’: Venezuela’s power outage drags on
Venezuela has been in the grip of a crippling blackout for four days — and the humanitarian situation there is growing increasingly dire.
7 years ago
Central Pa. volleyball team off to Abu Dhabi for Special Olympics World Games debut
The team has been Pennsylvania champion in its skill level for eight straight years, but this is its first chance at the Special Olympics World Games.
7 years ago
Listen 3:35Head of UN Women: Technology revolution must benefit women
She said the biggest challenge in implementing the U.N. goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 is the need to accelerate the pace and scale-up action.
7 years ago
Jetliner crashes in Ethiopia, killing 157 from 35 countries
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash of the Boeing 737-8 MAX plane, which was new and had been delivered to the airline in November, records show.
7 years ago
More blackouts hit Venezuela as opposition, government rally
Tensions were only compounded further by a new power shutdown that came just hours after an earlier blackout in the country appeared to be easing.
7 years ago
Afghan Ambassador Roya Rahmani: ‘We will not be going back to the time prior to 2001’
Afghanistan has come too far in the last 17 years to regress, she emphasizes.
7 years ago
Activity at 2nd North Korean missile site indicates possible launch preparations
Commercial satellite imagery of a facility near Pyongyang suggests that North Korea is preparing to launch a missile or space rocket in the near future.
7 years ago
An amusement park that’s ready for anything
At the Tokyo Public Bayshore Disaster Prevention Park, learn how to survive without electricity, running water, heat, or air conditioning for 72 hours.
7 years ago
Listen 07:54Ilhan Omar’s Israel comments and the reaction to them
Rep. Ilhan Omar's comments about U.S.-Israel relations have drawn accusations of antisemitism. Today we discuss her comments and reactions to them, in government and beyond.
Air Date: March 8, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Supreme Court rules that World Bank can be sued
The World Bank can be sued when its overseas investments go awry. And so can some other international organizations.
7 years ago
Dissent among Dems over response to Omar’s Israel remarks
A meeting of House Democrats turned contentious as some new members confronted leaders over a resolution implicitly rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar over her comments on Israel.
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