US homelessness is on the decline
Homelessness has steadily decreased in the United States over the past decade. Since 2007, the overall number of homeless individuals decreased by 15 percent, while the number of homeless veterans decreased by more than 50 percent. The number of both…
ISIS Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens, Setting Off Intense Fighting In Syria
Four attacks killed dozens of people, local media say, in a day of unusually intense violence for one southern province.
As same-sex couples in France try to adopt, conservative forces push back
Like many couples basking in the euphoria of France’s passing of a law to allow same-sex marriage five years ago, Pierre-Jean Jestin and his husband started immediately on adoption proceedings. One year later, they had adopted two boys from Brazil – a…
Across Africa, new battlefields for free speech take shape on social media
Earlier this month, Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was out on the campaign trail when his arithmetic skills suddenly failed him. “If you add four calves to the 10 cattle you already have, you will have 40 cattle,” he pledged to a group of r…
In Rwanda, agricultural reforms boost food security and slash poverty
Cedric Habiyaremye’s mission to end hunger in Rwanda started with a pinkie promise. When he was 7 years old, Mr. Habiyaremye fled his home in Rwanda, often traveling through the forest at night and hiding during the day to avoid becoming a victim of a…
Pakistan Election Begins, Amid Allegations Of Intimidation And Rigging
Pakistani voters go to the polls Wednesday. Human rights activists, journalists and candidates say the election campaign has been tainted.
Pakistan’s National Elections Are Marred By Violence
Tens of millions of Pakistanis are casting votes in the country’s national elections. The balloting has been scarred by violence — including a suicide bombing that killed more than two dozen people.
Macron Comments On Video Showing His Bodyguard Beating A Protester
French President Emmanuel Macron is being criticized after one of his bodyguards was filmed beating an anti-government protestor. Critics say the president’s office tried to cover it up.
Happy Birthday! Louise Brown, First IVF Baby, Turns 40
Four decades ago in England, Louise Brown became the first baby born via invitro fertilization. Her doctor, Robert Edwards, won a Nobel Prize for developing human invitro fertilization therapy.
European Commission Head Jean-Claude Juncker To Talk Tariffs With Trump
President Trump meets with EU leaders, Wednesday to discuss lifting tariffs. Noel King talks to former U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills about what to expect.
Meet Mexico City’s First Elected Woman Mayor
The Mexican capital’s incoming leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, is an environmental engineer who worked on a U.N. climate panel that shared a Nobel Prize with Al Gore. Can she stabilize the city?
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