Iran Extends Influence in Central Asia's Tajikistan Iran is competing with Russia as it seeks to forge closer ties with Tajikistan, the one Persian-speaking nation of the former Soviet Central Asia. The capitals of Iran and Tajikistan are 1,000 kilom...
Neglected Diseases Afflict South Asia's Poor At a time when economists predict that South Asia's economy will grow, health experts point to hundreds of millions suffering from neglected infections, often as a result of poverty. In a series of new stu...
Experts See Big Changes in World Energy Market As world population grows so does the demand for energy, driving fierce competition for diminishing resources. Many energy experts believe world oil production will soon peak and no alternative energy ha...
Plastics in Oceans: More Damaging Than Climate Change The United Nations estimates that each one of us uses nearly 140 kilograms of plastic each year. At least 6.4 million metric tons of that plastic has ended up in the oceans. Environmental activist...
Survey Finds Shortage of High Skilled Workers Around the Globe More than half of U.S. employers report having a hard time finding people to fill some of their most critical positions. Quite a few countries around the world are experiencing the same p...
Artificial Speech Mimics Real Thing 合成声音发展渐入佳境 未来虚拟声音真假难辨 At a University of Arizona laboratory, Professor Brad Story analyzes the voices of singers, actors and public speakers both live and on audio tape. 在亚...
Artificial Speech Mimics Real Thing 合成声音发展渐入佳境 未来虚拟声音真假难辨 At a University of Arizona laboratory, Professor Brad Story analyzes the voices of singers, actors and public speakers both live and on audio tape. 在亚...
Language Link Helps Haitian Teens Adapt to US School Thousands of Haitians sought refuge in the United States after last year's devastating earthquake in Haiti. Many are young people, now enrolled in U.S. schools, surrounded by a new language and cul...
Farming Helps Refugees Put Down Roots For refugees, starting over in a new country can feel like landing on a new planet. Its difficult enough to understand daily life, much less face the challenges of finding a job. In Americas Pacific Northwest, a...
Polish Immigrants Rise Above Economic Troubles in Britain Nearly 7 million immigrants live in Britain, and one particular group has grown drastically since 2004 when their countries were admitted to the EU. Today 600,000 Eastern Europeans reside in B...
British Court Rules Wikileaks Founder Should Be Extradited A British court has ruled that the founder of Wikileaks , Julian Assange, should be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sexual assault and rape. The ruling comes as his whistleblowing...
Life in Haiti's Tent Cities Differs by Location More than half of Haitians who were made homeless by the 2010 earthquake have left their temporary quarters. But 600,000 of them are still living in tent cities, in and around the capital, Port au Princ...
Haiti Struggles to Begin Free Public Education One out of every two Haitians is illiterate. Haiti's President, Michel Martelly, has made free public education one of his top priorities. On the first day of school in Haiti, adding to the normal chaos...
French Class Connects Haitian Children with Their Heritage The U.S. state of Florida is home to one of the largest Haitian communities outside the Caribbean nation. The city of Miami even has a neighborhood known as Little Haiti, where Haitians maint...
Deterring Somali Piracy through Development The U.N. Security Council recently adopted a resolution calling for tougher anti-piracy measures off the Somali coast. One expert says deterring piracy requires a land-based solution with grassroots support...
