Can surfing lift all boats in one impoverished Salvadoran community?
Marcelo Castellanos was 15 years old when he first came up with an idea about how to help the impoverished communities on El Salvador’s Pacific coast, where he was spending all his free time surfing. El Salvador was already recognized for having some …
Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General, Peace Prize-Winner, Dies At 80
“Kofi Annan was a global statesman and a deeply committed internationalist who fought throughout his life for a fairer and more peaceful world,” his foundation said.
Readers write: Enriching poetry, insight into interpreters, following Mars news, straws and sea life, local impact of controversy
Danny Heitman’s review in the July 9 & 16 issue of Ted Kooser’s new book of poetry, “Kindest Regards,” was uplifting to read. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? How about a piece on the two interpreters who were in the room with Pres…
U.S. To Pull Back Aid From Syria, Asks Other Countries To Pitch In For Rebuilding
The Trump administration is cutting money it was going to spend aiding the people of Raqqa — a Syrian city that still has many areas in rubble after the fight to push out ISIS.
One Guatemalan Family’s Journey To Be Reunited After Being Separated At U.S. Border
Under court order, the government has been working to reunify all children separated from parents at the border, but the biggest challenge has been finding parents already deported.
As Imran Khan takes office, military looms over plan for ‘New Pakistan’
When Pakistan installs Imran Khan as its new prime minister Saturday, the cricket star-turned-populist politician will be wearing an old sherwani, or traditional coat-length garment. As part of his bid to demonstrate frugality and a new path for Pakis…
Amid ‘summer of the gun,’ Canada sees US firearms debate creeping north
This might sound like a familiar storyline in the United States. While streets in Canada are much less violent and its debate about guns much less virulent than in the US, many see an American “creep,” both in the prevalence of guns and the polarizati…
Monsoon Floods Have Killed More Than 320 People In Kerala, India
The heavy rainfall has resulted in deadly landslides and flash floods, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
The nature of talking in Turkey
When financial markets were put on edge this past week by Turkey’s shaky economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to offer some advice. Turkey, after all, is the largest economy between Italy and India, a pivotal state between East and West. …
How Spanish Women Were Allegedly Targeted In ‘Stolen Babies’ Cases For Decades
A secret adoption network started in Spain in the 1930s as a fascist tactic to purge “communist tendencies” from women who defended the republic, say prosecutors and academics.
Russia takes a new look at an old enemy: Genghis Khan
In the south of Buryatia, near the present-day border with Mongolia, there is a mountain-sized rock outcropping known locally as the Merkit Fortress, which looks out over the arid, rolling steppe that gradually fades into the Gobi Desert a few hundred …
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