In Iraq, A Race To Protect The Crumbling Bricks Of Ancient Babylon
A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status.
Readers write: Violence on the left and the right
In the Oct. 25 Monitor Daily story “What mail bombs say – and don’t say – about political discourse,” by Patrik Jonsson, it seems a bit puzzling for the examples to be so evenly split between the left and right when it is not that way at all. Response…
US midterms were not a complete rebuke of Trump, Seoul should be wary of Pyongyang in diplomatic efforts, US foreign policy needs to be stable, Greek business still needs reform, Looking back at World War I
‘During the campaigning for the US midterm congressional elections, former vice president Joe Biden described them as the most important of his lifetime…,” states an editorial. “The question is whether the move had to take place now.
Calculating The Brexit Arithmetic
This weekend, the European Union’s 27 nations vote on the Brexit agreement negotiated with the United Kingdom. The next big hurdle is the British Parliament.
A first step toward prison reform
Among its provisions, it opens up avenues for those in federal prisons to more easily obtain education and training that could increase the likelihood that they lead crime-free lives after release. Sen. Charles Grassley (R) of Iowa, a cosponsor of the…
How Texas wants to save football from concussions
It is 6:30 a.m. on a Monday, and the fields around this small town stir with cows, goats, and of course, the high school football team. Nestled in the heart of Texas Hill Country, Fredericksburg could be any town in the state on this morning in early …
California fire survivors face uncertain future
Carmen Chalfant moved to Paradise in 1999. The Northern California town of 27,000, nestled among towering pines and shimmering lakes in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, charmed her from the start. Two weeks ago, when the deadliest and most destruc…
After Florida recount, ballot signature issue remains a concern
When Grace Hidalgo went to the polls in Florida’s Broward County on Election Day, everything seemed routine. At the very end of the voting process, instead of feeding her ballot into an electronic tabulator at her precinct, an election official placed…
Protesters Across France Oppose Plans To Raise Gas Prices
Paris is bracing for major protests this weekend. Demonstrators in fluorescent yellow vests are threatening to block the French city over a gas tax hike.
‘They Ordered Me To Get An Abortion’: A Chinese Woman’s Ordeal In Xinjiang
An ethnic Kazakh Chinese woman says Chinese authorities in Xinjiang forced her to undergo an abortion. Government minders were assigned to monitor her at home. Finally, she left China for Kazakhstan.
Yemen’s Warring Parties To Meet. In The Meantime, Civilians Are Starving
Rachel Martin talks to David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee about the million of people suffering from hunger in Yemen and efforts to resolve the crisis.
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