2017-05-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Syria is denying claims by the United States that the Syrian government kills many prisoners every day.The U.S. government accuses Syria of burning the bodies of those it has execu

2017-05-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A measure called the “Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Mexico City Policy” will likely affect the lives of many women in developing countries.The memorandum was am

2017-05-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

U.S. President Donald Trump is defending his “absolute right” to share information with Russian officials at a White House meeting last week.Trump pushed back against m

2017-05-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Avocado toast is a popular thing to eat in some parts of the world.It is very easy to make.You find some good, thick, bread and you toast it. Th

2017-05-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

North Korea on Monday claimed it had successfully launched a new kind of “medium long-range” rocket that can carry a “large, heavy nuclear warhead.”Outside

2017-05-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A court in Austria ordered Facebook to remove messages it says unfairly attacked Green Party leaders.This came after Germany approved a plan last month to fine social media up to $

2017-05-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

News reporters in Cameroon say they are having problems doing their work because of government restrictions on the press.They say the restrictions have affected their reports about

2017-05-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.A series of “firsts” continued for Portugal, with Salvador Sobral’s Eurovision Song Contest win over the weekend in Kiev, Ukra

2017-05-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The United Nations says economic success in Southeast Asia has caused an increase in crime and terrorism.The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said economic success has led to m

2017-05-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Protecting animals and plants in their natural environment takes hard work.It requires more than just declaring a piece of land a national park.In Ethiopia, investments in business

2017-05-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

New York City is a place full of surprises for many first-time visitors.Americans and foreigners alike experience a kind of culture shock when they first arrive.New York is one of

2017-05-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has ordered workers to stop all illegal destruction of forests and timber trafficking activities.Radio Free Asia (R

2017-05-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Arctic nations called for the world to address climate warming at a meeting Thursday in Fairbanks, Alaska.Members of the eight-nation Arctic Council, including U.S. Secretary of St

2017-05-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Albanian-American singer Ermonela Jaho will play the part of Madame Butterfly in the opera of the same name this month in Washington D.C.Jaho has impressed people throughout Europe

2017-05-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Anti-government protesters clashed with security forces Wednesday in Caracas, Venezuela, as crisis conditions in the country worsen.One person was killed in the violence. Local pol

2017-05-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

President Donald Trump and his administration have been reaching out to Southeast Asian countries in recent weeks.A new study suggests that trust between Southeast Asia and the Uni

2017-05-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Supreme Court in India has opened hearings on an Islamic custom for ending a marriage.The high court is considering the legality of immediate, or instant, divorce in Islam. Mus

2017-05-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today...For more than three years, television show host Ellen Degeneres has held the world record for most retweeted Twitter message.More than 3.4 million

2017-05-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

American President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss the FBI director led to calls for an independent investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 presidential elec

2017-05-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Moon Jae-in was sworn in as South Korea’s president Wednesday.He took office just one day after the presidential election because South Korea has had an acting president sinc

2017-05-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today....[listen to sound of plane landing]That is the sound of the United States Air Force’s unmanned spacecraft landing at the Kennedy Space C

2017-05-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Bison are large animals with big heavy brown fur. Also called buffalo, they are the largest mammals in North America.They stand about 1.83 meters at the shoulder and weigh up to ju

2017-05-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Rights groups are worried about religious freedom in Indonesia after Jakarta’s Christian governor was given a two-year jail sentence for his comments on Islam.A five-judge co

2017-05-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What’s Trending Today.Many people on an island in western Ireland are excited.They are celebrating a new beach. But actually, it is the return of an old beach.The peo

2017-05-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

North Korean media says the government is holding another United States citizen.The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song was detained on Saturday for suspected &ld