A group of Afghan teenage girls once found hope through music. They were then forced to escape Taliban rule and take refuge in Pakistan. Now, Pakistan wants to send them back. Yasemine Khodadadi was ...

Every September, craft brewers from Seattle drive out to the Yakima Valley in central Washington state for hops — including for Fremont Brewing’s famous Cowiche Canyon fresh hop ale. For those hops, ...

Coffee giant Starbucks is being sued over allegations that it’s sourcing its coffee beans from a farm in Brazil with slavery-like working conditions. The labor rights group International Rights ...

India has suspended its participation in the Indus Waters Treaty, a major water-sharing agreement with Pakistan, following a recent attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Also, more than 1,800 ...

Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) was one of two congressmen to visit Syria last week. He toured Syria’s capital, Damascus, and met with Syrians on the ground to discuss their needs during the country’s ...

The Poetry Pharmacy opened last summer on London’s famed Oxford Street. It’s a small space packed with poems for every occasion. Founder Deborah Alma says her goal is to introduce poetry to people who ...

The world’s first professional curling league was announced this week. Rock League will have six teams: two from Canada, two from Europe, one from the US and one from the Asia-Pacific region. Hosts ...

With more than 1 million international students on American college campuses, the US hosts more learners from abroad than any other country in the world. But that welcome mat has been rolled back up ...

The Spanish Civil War was a conflict that pitted the Republican government against Spanish Nationalists led by General Francisco Franco from 1936-1939. Families were torn apart as people took sides.

India has suspended its participation in the Indus Waters Treaty, a major water-sharing agreement with Pakistan. It comes in response to a recent attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. The ...

Coral reefs around the world are in the middle of the worst mass bleaching event in history that started in January 2023. New data released this week shows that 84% of coral reefs have been bleached ...