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The Nigerian schoolgirls ‘near you’
By Jacqueline Bhabha - Jun 09, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 09, 2014 23:04
The abduction of hundreds of young Nigerian girls by the Islamic militia Boko Haram has been front-page news for weeks. The global public i ...
Sequencing a vampire
By Serap Aksoy - Jun 07, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 07, 2014 22:55
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) — also known as sleeping sickness — has long plagued rural sub-Saharan African populations. ...
Korean unification and global peace
By Yun Byung-se - Jun 04, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 04, 2014 23:02
While the United Nations celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2015, Koreans will lament 70 years of national division. ...
Nuclear power and oil shale
By Bahjat Tabbara - Jun 04, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 04, 2014 23:01
Allegations that the “nuclear lobby” is derailing oil shale developments in Jordan have been heard for some time, but proponents ...
Tax evasion in Jordan — causes, means and size
By Maen F. Nsour - Jun 03, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 03, 2014 23:00
The phenomenon of tax evasion is global, experienced by developed and developing countries alike. ...
Lifesaving convictions
By Dagfinn Høybråten - Jun 02, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 02, 2014 22:58
The plight of more than 200 girls abducted in northern Nigeria is a brutal reminder of just how vulnerable children in Africa — partic ...
Obama defends his foreign policy strategy
By Michael Kryzanek - Jun 01, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 01, 2014 23:07
After being stung by conservative criticism and popular misgivings over what was viewed as a weak response to the civil war in Syria and the ...
Accelerating clean-energy revolution
By Yoon Sang-jick - May 12, 2014 - Last updated at May 12, 2014 23:05
Around the world, more and more electricity is being generated by renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. Equipment, appliances an ...
Sanctions on the installment plan
By Marcin Swiecicki - May 10, 2014 - Last updated at May 10, 2014 23:09
Western leaders remain undecided about their next steps in trying to stop Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine. ...
A Sunni-Shiite bridge too far
By Ali A. Allawi - May 10, 2014 - Last updated at May 10, 2014 23:07
Iraq’s recent parliamentary election, the first since United States troops left the country in 2011, was held amid a rising tide of vi ...

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