Monthly Archive: February 2016
The United Nations World Food Program is ramping up distribution of humanitarian aid in Syria as part of a tentative deal to gain access to at least 18 besieged towns. Shannon Young has more....
A police crackdown on a prestigious Indian university and the arrest of some of its students on charges of sedition has sparked protests from student groups at other Indian universities. The arrested students are...
Pope Francis concludes his six-day trip to Mexico today with a visit to a prison and a public mass in Ciudad Juarez. During his tour as the first Latin American pope, he gave mass...
Thousands of migrants continue to brave rough winter seas daily in a desperate bid to reach European shores. Today the Italian navy says it rescued more than 360 people aboard small rubber boats in...
The United Nations envoy to Syria made an unannounced visit to Damascus today ahead of planned negotiations for a temporary ceasefire. Just hours ahead of his arrival, missiles struck at least four medical facilities...
The longest sitting member of the U.S. Supreme Court died Saturday. Justice Antonin Scalia died in his sleep while on a hunting trip at a luxury ranch in Texas. His death, and the resulting...
This February marks the 40th anniversary of Black History Month–although the observation started 90 years ago as Negro History Week. Increasingly louder voices of both black and white Americans are asking whether the month...
All photos by Lena Nozizwe. Hear/read the accompanying audio report. Click any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
Russian-backed airstrikes against Syrian rebels causes new wave of refugees into Turkey Women’s rights groups in India mark Valentine’s Day by campaigning against gender-based violence Nigeria passes the cost of falling oil prices onto...
Sunday is Valentine’s Day and many mark the occasion with romantic cliches and gifts of chocolate. But in India, women’s rights groups are using the holiday to campaign against gender-based violence under the banner...