- Calls for Bolsonaro’s impeachment intensify https://www.pri.org/stories/2021-01-25/calls-bolsonaro-s-impeachment-intensify 54 comments worldnews
- The US draws a red line, saying China cannot name Tibetan Buddhism’s next leader https://www.pri.org/stories/2021-01-08/us-draws-red-line-saying-china-cannot-name-tibetan-buddhism-s-next-leader 159 comments worldnews
- Executions under Trump administration buck global trend away from death penalty https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-12-15/executions-under-trump-administration-buck-global-trend-away-death-penalty 6 comments politics
- Omar Alshogre was a teenager when security forces in Syria arrested him for participating in demonstrations. He was imprisoned and tortured. Last month, Alshogre learned he had been accepted to Georgetown University. https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-11-10/he-survived-torture-syrian-prison-now-he-s-set-study-us 13 comments worldnews
- RBG’s early days in Sweden shaped her fight for women’s equality https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-21/rbg-s-early-days-sweden-shaped-her-fight-women-s-equality 5 comments politics
- Killed by drоnes: A family waits for answers as US reviews deadly airstrikes in Somalia https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-05-06/killed-drones-family-waits-answers-us-reviews-deadly-airstrikes-somalia 6 comments worldnews
- 11,000-year-old Turkish town about to be submerged forever https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-05-22/11000-year-old-turkish-town-about-be-submerged-forever 14 comments worldnews
- California governor halts deportations of 2 Cambodian refugees, thwarting Trump administration https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-05-15/thwarting-trump-administration-newsom-halts-2-cambodian-refugees-deportations 4 comments politics
- Lawsuit accusing ExxonMobil of ignoring risks from climate change moves forward https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-05-01/lawsuit-accusing-exxonmobil-ignoring-risks-climate-change-moves-forward 5 comments politics
- As judge halts US ‘remain in Mexico’ policy, returned migrants wonder what's next https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-04-10/judge-halts-us-remain-mexico-policy-returned-migrants-wonder-whats-next 6 comments politics
- Trump maintains business as usual with Saudis https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-11-22/trump-maintains-business-usual-saudis 8 comments worldnews
- Rep. McGovern on Yemen: 'I don't believe the Saudis have any intention of stopping this war' https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-11-16/rep-mcgovern-yemen-i-dont-believe-saudis-have-any-intention-stopping-war 10 comments worldnews
- US debt is eclipsing the rest of the world. So, where have the deficit hawks gone? https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-10-02/us-debt-eclipsing-rest-world-so-where-have-deficit-hawks-gone 18 comments economy
- US interior secretary recommends altering some national monuments for commercial use https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-21/us-interior-secretary-recommends-altering-some-national-monuments-commercial-use 8 comments politics
- Myanmar’s gruesome purge of Rohingya Muslims appears unstoppable https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-09-07/myanmar-s-gruesome-purge-rohingya-muslims-appears-unstoppable 29 comments worldnews
- World reacts to US climate deal withdrawal with collective dismay, determination https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-06-01/europe-reacts-trumps-paris-agreement-withdrawal-collective-dismay 70 comments worldnews
- Finland's guaranteed basic income is working to tackle poverty https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-06/finlands-guaranteed-basic-income-working-tackle-poverty 13 comments worldnews
- It’s a buoy, it’s a life raft, it’s Emily — the robotic craft that’s saving refugees off the coast of Greece - "roboticists are trying to make Emily even more effective in large-scale crises like refugee shipwrecks — by making the craft more autonomous." https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-01/it-s-buoy-it-s-life-raft-it-s-emily-robotic-craft-s-saving-refugees-coast-greece 2 comments technology
- Convicted scammer creates federal PACs from prison https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-05/convicted-scammer-creates-federal-pacs-prison 5 comments nottheonion
- Yes, Trump did sound 'presidential.' Here's the science that shows why. https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-03-01/yes-trump-did-sound-presidential-heres-science-shows-why 17 comments linguistics
- "Suddenly Trump's losses become Putin's loss..." https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-02-17/russian-state-media-ordered-scale-back-positive-coverage-donald-trump 3 comments politics
- Mexico warns it could walk away from NAFTA https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-24/mexico-warns-it-could-walk-away-nafta 143 comments worldnews
- Way more migrants are now sneaking across the US-Canada border http://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-12/illegal-immigration-and-refugee-claims-canada-are-rising-fast 5 comments worldnews
- Venezuela's currency value depends largely on one guy at an Alabama Home Depot http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-12-01/venezuelas-currency-value-depends-largely-one-guy-alabama-home-depot 230 comments worldnews
- Since Paris, there have been hundreds of terrorist attacks — many that have gone unnoticed http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-03-22/paris-there-have-been-hundreds-terrorist-attacks-many-have-gone-unnoticed 15 comments worldnews
- Fiction isn't far off from reality in Margaret Atwood's latest dystopic novel http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-10-23/fiction-isnt-far-reality-margaret-atwoods-latest-dystopic-novel 29 comments books
- For women in computer science, a little mentoring goes a long way. http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-06-15/women-computer-science-little-mentoring-goes-long-way 7 comments programming
- Lebanon's drug lords say they're ready to join the fight against ISIS http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-06/lebanons-drug-lords-say-theyre-ready-join-fight-against-isis 1015 comments nottheonion
- Plans to put a human on Mars are a mess, says a new report. Should we even try? http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-07-07/plans-put-human-mars-are-mess-says-new-report-should-we-even-try 21 comments space
- Turkey is set to end a ban on several letters of the alphabet http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-10-04/turkey-set-end-ban-several-letters-alphabet 13 comments europe
- An off-duty SAS soldier is being heralded as a hero following reports he saved 100 adults and children from the Nairobi shopping centre massacre http://pri.org/stories/2013-09-25/kenya-mall-attack-through-photographers-lens 3 comments worldnews
- Albert Einstein's groundbreaking ideas about relativity are a century old, but recent science is challenging the boundaries of the theory. Joseph Polchinski's theory of what would happen if a person enters a black hole contradict predictions made with Einstein's model, and have yet to be refuted http://www.pri.org/stories/science/black-hole-paradox-remains-unexplained-14705.html 5 comments science
- China's growing vegetarian community now larger than in US: "As more people are considering the environmental impact of their foods and China becomes more welcoming toward vegetarians generally, the number is on the rise" http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/china-s-growing-vegetarian-community-now-larger-than-in-u-s-14198.html 3 comments worldnews
- U.S. agricultural industry hopes immigration reform fixes worker predicament: Farmers and agricultural industry types hope that their agreement includes fixing the guest worker program. But some immigrant activists say that's not such a good idea. http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/u-s-agricultural-industry-hopes-immigration-reform-fixes-worker-predicament-12845.html 4 comments politics
- A group of Delhi women have decided the best way to make sure women are safe is to create a special cab service just for them. Women drive the cabs and only pick up women passengers. http://www.pri.org/stories/business/global-development/women-form-special-cab-service-in-delhi-catering-exclusively-to-women-12782.html 1221 comments worldnews
- Ethiopia has struggled with a shortage of qualified doctors for years. In an effort to resolve that, it's vastly increased the sizes of existing classes and opened 13 new schools. But critics say Ethiopia is training a generation of woefully unqualified doctors. http://www.pri.org/stories/health/global-health/ethiopia-moving-to-address-doctor-shortage-critics-say-corners-being-cut-12447.html 4 comments internationalpolitics
- A new independent report from Japan details just how close that country came to a "devil's chain reaction" of nuclear plant after nuclear plant melting down and sending a plume of radiation over the city of Tokyo and its 30 million inhabitants http://www.pri.org/stories/world/asia/new-report-says-in-japan-s-2011-nuclear-disaster-narrowly-avoided-being-much-worse-8670.html 21 comments science
- High demand for sea turtles in China sends poachers toward Philippines http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/high-demand-for-sea-turtles-in-china-sends-poachers-toward-philippines-8358.html 26 comments worldnews
- Pentagon outlines budget cuts to the tune of a half-trillion dollars http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/government/pentagon-outlines-budget-cuts-to-the-tune-of-a-half-trillion-dollars-8170.html 4 comments politics
- Tons of marijuana found floating in ocean waters off Mexico [vid] http://www.pri.org/stories/world/video-tons-of-marijuana-found-floating-in-ocean-waters-off-mexico-6799.html?utm_source=pritweet&utm_medium=bitly&utm_campaign=pritweet#.trqsmkdpmdg.reddit 5 comments worldnews