Is Afghanistan Backsliding?
U.S. combat forces left last year and there have been a number of troubling signs this year. They include a rise in deadly attacks and renewed friction between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Let's See What Developed In National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Too often the developing world is depicted as a place of poverty and suffering. Photos from the contest offer a different vision.
China Evacuates Tianjin Blast Site As Sodium Cyanide Found
Wednesday's massive explosion in Tianjin killed more than 100; then fire broke out, and more explosions followed. Now Chinese authorities are clearing the area over fears of sodium cyanide poisoning.
The Former Monk Who Is A Father Figure To 85 Children
In the foothills of the Himalayas, Lobsang Phuntsok built the Jhamtse Gatsal Children's Community for kids from troubled backgrounds. It's the subject of a documentary, Tashi and the Monk.
Laws Prohibiting Bush Meat Are Actually A Boon For The Bush Meat Biz
That's what researchers in Equatorial Guinea have found. Endangered animals are at risk. So are humans, from diseases the animals could harbor. So how do you stop the bush meat trade?
Indonesian Authorities Spot Wreckage Thought To Be Of Missing Plane
The Trigana Air Service turboprop plane was carrying 54 people as well as $468,750 in cash intended as fuel aid for poor families.
Indonesian Plane With 54 Aboard Crashes In Remote Papua
The turboprop reportedly lost contact with the ground on approach to the central Papua city of Oksibil. The wreckage has been spotted a few miles from the city.
U.S. Says It Will Remove Patriot Missile Defense From Turkey In October
The missile defense system deployed to Turkey in 2013 will be withdrawn so the batteries can be updated and modernized, according to a joint U.S.-Turkey statement.
Scores Killed In Syrian Airstrikes On Rebel Neighborhood In Damascus
More than 80 people were killed and at least 200 wounded in four airstrikes on a crowded marketplace, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Migrants And Refugees Find Temporary Shelter On Greek Ferry
The ferry Eleftherios Venizelos will house 2,500 in its rooms and serve as an area where local authorities will be processing paperwork for the thousands of migrants and refugees on Kos in Greece.