Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Islamic leaders expressed dismay Monday over plans by authorities in western Myanmar to revive a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing.
An upcoming summit with President Barack Obama comes at a “critical juncture” in relations between China and the U.S., Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday, underscoring the challenge they face in confronting divisive security issues and overcoming growing distrust.
From a computer keyboard in London, an Iranian emigre plays the role of counselor, social media guru and all-around adviser for Internet users back home seeking ways around the cyber-blocks set up by authorities in Tehran.
Hikers and cyclists can expect to find the likes of Matt Pearson on Mount Charleston’s trails this summer. He has trekked through the Grand Canyon, scaled Machu Picchu and grew up hiking parts of the Pacific Rim Trail, making him a good fit for Mount Charleston’s trail host program.
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans must honor the sacrifices of their fighting men and women, particularly at a time when the U.S. combat role in Iraq has ended and the country’s involvement in Afghanistan is winding down.
After 36 years as a Las Vegas police officer, Gary Marsh had put in place all the pieces of a stress-free retirement right down to the rural cabin for trout fishing getaways.
Anyone will tell you things fall apart in groups. Give a task to a driven student and it gets done without a hitch. Give it to a group of students and you may need to keep your fingers crossed. There are many reasons for this, some clear-cut and others more ambiguous.
A small town in Germany that once was a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis is now welcoming jobless foreigners with open arms.
A Romanian village on Monday unfurled what is the largest flag ever made, Guinness World Records said.
Research in teens adds fresh evidence that the 1980s “crack baby” scare was overblown, finding little proof of any major long-term ill effects in children whose mothers used cocaine during pregnancy.
In my State of the State address, I committed to taking the steps necessary to get every Nevada child to read at grade level by third grade. As more resources have become available, I have continued to invest in our children’s education. Our approach is comprehensive and includes school choice, first-ever funding for English language learner programs, and expansion of all-day kindergarten and a reduction in the class sizes for kindergarten through third grade.
Rafael Nadal hopped, spun and threw an overhand punch toward his friends and family, stirring memories of past celebrations on his favorite stage.
Three U.S. states and three countries have approved same-sex unions just in the two months since the Supreme Court heard arguments over gay marriage, raising questions about how the developments might affect the justices’ consideration of the issue.
North Korea relaxed state control of salaries last month, a government economist said, outlining a change in policy intended to boost production by giving companies latitude to provide workers with financial incentives.
Have you ever accidently bumped your elbow into something on just that right spot? It hurts, but makes you laugh at the same time.
Researchers from the Nevada System of Higher Education are giving free and universal access to all the information they are collecting from a network of scientific monitoring stations in a pair of Nevada mountain ranges.
They live by the adage that “time heals all wounds.”
Sometimes, it only takes one or two shots to get a golfer going in the right or wrong direction. And as his freshman season at UNLV was continuing its downward spiral, AJ McInerney was desperate for something good to happen.
