'Voice of oppressed people:' Rights activist Narges Mohammadi speaks out for Iranian women from prison
Sixteen-year-old Ali vividly remembers the last time he saw his mother at home. She made him and his twin sister, Kiana, eggs for breakfast, told them to study hard, said goodbye and sent them to school. When they returned, she was gone. They were eight.
2023-10-07 09:24
Is South Korea failing women in the workplace? Just look at Hyundai Motor
When Hwang Ji-sun, 52, first joined the assembly line at South Korean carmaker Hyundai 22 years ago, women like her had it tough.
2023-10-07 07:50
Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce laughs off Aaron Rodgers' 'Mr. Pfizer' quip
Travis Kelce has laughed off Aaron Rodgers' new nickname for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end after the injured New York Jets quarterback called him "Mr. Pfizer" during his weekly appearance on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show."
2023-10-07 06:18
At least 18 Venezuelan and Haitian migrants killed in Mexico bus crash
A bus crash in the Mexican state of Oaxaca killed 18 people on Friday, according to local authorities, who say most of the passengers were migrants.
2023-10-07 04:26
Two North African countries introduce measures to limit risk of bedbug infestation
Morocco and Algeria have introduced measures to limit the risk of bedbug infestation, as France reportedly grapples with a surge in numbers of the blood-sucking insect.
2023-10-07 01:20
A painting valued at $15,000 turned out to be by Rembrandt. It could now sell for $18 million
A painting valued at $15,000 just two years ago is now expected to fetch up to $18 million at auction after being identified as the work of the Dutch master Rembrandt.
2023-10-06 20:48
Drone attack on Syria military college kills at least 89 and wounds hundreds more
Death tolls rose to at least 89 people after drones laden with explosives hit a military college graduation ceremony in the western Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday, wounding hundreds more.
2023-10-06 17:19
Taiwan investigates firms that worked with Chinese companies reportedly supplying Huawei
Taiwan is investigating whether four of its firms broke US sanctions or its own investment rules when they provided services to Chinese companies that are reportedly helping Huawei build chip factories.
2023-10-06 17:17
No military targets in Ukraine village hit by 'inhuman' Russian missile strike, officials say
There were no military targets in the village that was hit by a Russian missile strike Thursday, a top Ukrainian police official said, in what was one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the conflict began and which the country's president called "inhuman" and "deliberate."
2023-10-06 13:22
China to double the size of its space station as it offers an alternative to NASA-led ISS
China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan.
2023-10-06 12:16
Turkish airstrikes kill at least 11 in northern Syria, Kurdish security forces say
Turkish airstrikes killed at least 11 people in multiple Kurdish-controlled locations in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish Internal Security Force said Thursday, the latest response from Ankara's forces following a bomb attack in Turkey's capital claimed by Kurdish militants.
2023-10-06 11:59
American soldiers brought breakdancing to South Korea. Now it's writing its own history
When hip-hop-obsessed American soldiers showed their Korean counterparts how to land headspins and windmills at US military bases in the 1980s, they probably didn't anticipate breakdancing's eventual explosion in the country.
2023-10-06 11:56