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Some Salvadoran migrants look to other nations for refuge as US tightens border
For some Salvadorans, the promise of the "American Dream" has been tainted by coordinated deterrence efforts from Mexico and the United States. They're looking to places like Costa Rica for refuge — for now.
Full story - March 08, 2019
Four women from history who changed the world
To mark International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we've pulled together the stories of four women around the globe who had a profound impact on their communities.
Blame game over aid leaves Syrian refugees stranded in desert 'death' camp
Abandoned refugees at the Rukban settlement on the Syrian-Jordanian border are desperate for aid, but a geopolitical standoff has made it nearly impossible — and conditions are only getting worse.
Chávez's revolutionaries caught between legacy and change in Venezuela
As Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro continue to vie for power in Venezuela, former and current Chavistas struggle to make sense of the legacy of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Chavela Vargas was a 'revolutionary' who ushered in a new ranchera style
The bohemian Vargas, named Isabel Vargas Lizano at birth, was famous for her unique delivery of traditional, Mexican ranchera music.
Full story - May 16, 2019
The Chinese feminists fighting patriarchy in China from abroad
While China's government has cracked down on women's rights activists through censorship, an informal network of Chinese citizens living abroad are working to support their efforts to combat sexual harassment and inequality back home. They want to bring the stories of activists and other women in China to international audiences.
As hundreds more asylum-seekers are sent back to Mexico, rights groups say US policy is illegal
As of Feb. 21, Mexico had accepted 112 Central American asylum-seekers from the US, including 25 minors, according to Tonatiuh Guillén, head of Mexico's immigration agency.
Full story - February 26, 2019
Some South Koreans say Trump-Kim summit is 'all political theater'
The Vietnam summit on Feb. 27 and 28 is expected to yield key moves regarding denuclearization, international sanctions against Pyongyang and a possible declaration ending the Korean War. Yet, many South Koreans seem apathetic at best.
Thousands mobilize, some soldiers defect, but Venezuelan aid push ends in chaos
The aid the volunteers hoped to carry over the bridges has become a flashpoint in Venezuela's political crisis. But the humanitarian aid plan was fraught with complications from the very beginning.
From Syrian refugee to Oscar nominee, 'Capernaum' star gets second chance at childhood in Norway
The film's name, which references a biblical village, has come to mean "chaos," but it also carried the connotation of miracles — both of which have appeared in the young star's life.