As U.N. Talks On Yemen Loom, Voices From The Humanitarian Crisis
The United Nations says some 400,000 children in Yemen will suffer acute malnutrition by the end of 2018, and half the country of 28 million is at risk of famine. Two Yemeni women share what life is like amid the violence and food shortages.
Chinese Scientist Says He’s Created First Genetically Modified Babies
He Jiankui says he undertook the experiment in order to protect the twin baby girls from HIV. The claim is being met with international skepticism and condemnation.
Nonprofit Group Helps Families Of Americans Held Hostage
Every year, about 200 Americans are taken hostage abroad. A nonprofit group founded by people who have lived through the experience is helping provide families with support and services.
‘They Know I’m Different’: Deportee Struggles In Iraq After Decades Living In U.S.
Naser al-Shimary, a refugee in the U.S., was deported this year back to Iraq — where he hasn’t lived since he was 2 and now fears for his life.
A big #MeToo moment against gender-based assault
Officially the protests marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The event also kicked off a new campaign by the United Nations to fight the kind of violence that will affect more than a third of women during their lives…
Senate runoff brings Mississippi’s painful past to the fore
To James Miles, the abandoned bridge about a mile from his home is little more than a directional landmark. As Mississippi prepares for a Senate runoff on Tuesday, the structure known as the Hanging Bridge – where six African-Americans, including two …
Music in the military evolves to provide a balm for soldiers, families
When Capt. Daniel Boothe was in charge of the Air Force band members deployed to Afghanistan in 2014, he saw the effect of music on troops as they traveled between far-flung bases.
As Many As 145 Pilot Whales Die Stranded On Remote New Zealand Island
A hiker found the mass stranding Saturday. By the time officials could reach the marine mammals, half were dead — and the rest were in such dire condition, they had to be euthanized.
EU message for migrants: You can live the Gambian Dream – in Gambia
You had to get to Europe. There is no promise here,” says Omar Jammeh, who leads a job-creation program here in Janjanbureh, an island in the Gambia River four hours drive west of the capital Banjul. Mr. Danso believed it.
Behind Ukraine-Russia naval tensions, a more brutal economic war
Russia’s conflict with Ukraine is back in the headlines after Russia seized three Ukrainian military vessels and their crews near Crimea, triggering a declaration of martial law in Ukraine and a fresh escalation of tensions between the two formerly fri…
UAE Pardons British Man, Days After He Received Life Sentence For Spying
Matthew Hedges spent months in solitary confinement and without access to a lawyer, according to his wife, Daniela Tejada. Today, she says, “I’ve been brought back to life.”
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