Libyan Parties Ready to Sign Political Agreement
The new United Nations envoy for Libya announced Friday that the parties to the country’s political dialogue process have agreed to set 16 December as the target date to sign…
India, Japan Eyeing Growth Despite Economic Slowdown
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe addressed the India-Japan Business Leaders Forum Friday in New Delhi. In his remarks at the…
Hillary Down, Trump Up in the U.S. Election Race
A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds Donald Trump (22%) and Ben…
One in Five Americans Expect to Die in Debt: Survey
America continues to polarize into a nation of haves and have-nots when it comes to debt, according to a new CreditCards.com survey. The survey shows that the number of Americans…
Syrian Children Facing Harsh Winter Weather
Another harsh winter is looming for more than eight million Syrian children living inside the war-ravaged country or as refugees around the region and beyond. Preliminary weather forecasts indicate that…
WHO Outlines Global Health Trends to Meet 2030 Targets
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued Tuesday a comprehensive analysis of global health trends since 2000, and laid out actions that should be prioritized over the next 15 years. The…