South Africa's murder rate rose by 4.9 percent in the last year, official statistics showed Friday, with the police minister admitting the country was struggling with "a prevalent culture of violence."
The Palace Mobile Home Park outside St. Petersburg, has been housing sex offenders for more than a decade and says no resident has ever been convicted of a new sex crime.
The tiny island of Curaçao is home to many e-commerce companies. But a big business is sports gambling. Billions of dollars pass through the country annually.
A murder case in India is getting wall-to-wall coverage. The wife of a top media mogul has been accused of murdering her sister, but it now turns out the victim was actually her daughter.
Iceland made history this week, but not in a good way. For the first time since the nation became an independent republic, armed police shot and killed a man, startling a population accustomed to peace.
A group of women have set out to reinvent the spirit of the mythical tribe of Amazon warrior women in western Ukraine. Reporter Ashley Cleek went on quest to find them.
After a shooter in New Brunswick killed three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers last week, one Canadian TV news outlet made a decision that caught a lot of people's attention. Sun News Network chose not to broadcast the killer's name or photo.
Over the past year, the US Border Patrol has apprehended tens of thousands of Central American children crossing the US-Mexico border alone. So why are kids from Nicaragua, the region’s poorest country, staying at home?
Palestinians and Israeli settlers have been at odds for years. Decades, really. That's not news. But in the ongoing struggle between the two sides, there's a new development that seems to be a step change. When Palestinians discover settlers misbehaving, rather than taking matters into their own hands, they're activating a sort of neighborhood watch.
German prosecutors are trying to sort out what to do with a 1,400-piece collection of mostly Nazi looted art that was discovered two years ago. The investigation is proving to be a challenge. Competing claims on some works have surfaced and Germany's 30-year statute of limitations on stolen art has expired. German officials have now announced they'll return most of the art.
Three people are dead in a Kansas City suburb after a man with deep ties to neo-Nazi groups opened fire outside a Jewish community center and retirement home. Several other people were injured.
Evidence suggests that hacking into and stealing data from the computers of strategic US companies, research labs and government departments is one of China's favored tools.
Venezuela's capital, Caracas, has a murder rate 30 times higher than in New York City. And this week's murder of a former Miss Venezuela has Venezuelans outraged and demanding government action.
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Conflict & Justice
Iceland grieves after police shoot and kill a man for the first time in its history
PRI's The World
December 03, 2013
Updated
Iceland made history this week, but not in a good way. For the first time since the nation became an independent republic, armed police shot and killed a man, startling a population accustomed to peace.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Dogs get the call to protect rhinos in Kenya from poachers
PRI's The World
April 09, 2014
The latest weapon against rhino poaching in Kenya? Dogs trained to track and attack poachers.
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Conflict & Justice
Ukraine's Asgarda: Reinventing the Amazon Warrior Women
PRI's The World
May 15, 2013
A group of women have set out to reinvent the spirit of the mythical tribe of Amazon warrior women in western Ukraine. Reporter Ashley Cleek went on quest to find them.
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Conflict & Justice
A Canadian news network refuses to broadcast a mass shooter's name
PRI's The World
June 10, 2014
After a shooter in New Brunswick killed three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers last week, one Canadian TV news outlet made a decision that caught a lot of people's attention. Sun News Network chose not to broadcast the killer's name or photo.
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Conflict & Justice
Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua
PRI's The World
August 06, 2014
Over the past year, the US Border Patrol has apprehended tens of thousands of Central American children crossing the US-Mexico border alone. So why are kids from Nicaragua, the region’s poorest country, staying at home?
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Conflict & Justice
When Israeli settlers attack and steal, Palestinians now have a strategy
PRI's The World
March 28, 2014
Palestinians and Israeli settlers have been at odds for years. Decades, really. That's not news. But in the ongoing struggle between the two sides, there's a new development that seems to be a step change. When Palestinians discover settlers misbehaving, rather than taking matters into their own hands, they're activating a sort of neighborhood watch.
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Arts, Culture & Media
An amazing collection of stolen German art may go back to the man who has been hiding it for decades
PRI's The World
April 09, 2014
Updated
German prosecutors are trying to sort out what to do with a 1,400-piece collection of mostly Nazi looted art that was discovered two years ago. The investigation is proving to be a challenge. Competing claims on some works have surfaced and Germany's 30-year statute of limitations on stolen art has expired. German officials have now announced they'll return most of the art.
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Conflict & Justice
The killings at a Jewish community center in Kansas show the white supremacist side of America
The Takeaway
April 14, 2014
Three people are dead in a Kansas City suburb after a man with deep ties to neo-Nazi groups opened fire outside a Jewish community center and retirement home. Several other people were injured.
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Conflict & Justice
US and China Prepare Cyber Defenses in Face of Increased Hacking Threat
PRI's The World
April 19, 2012
Evidence suggests that hacking into and stealing data from the computers of strategic US companies, research labs and government departments is one of China's favored tools.
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Conflict & Justice
It took a beauty queen's murder to get Venezuela's leaders focused on stopping crime
PRI's The World
January 09, 2014
Venezuela's capital, Caracas, has a murder rate 30 times higher than in New York City. And this week's murder of a former Miss Venezuela has Venezuelans outraged and demanding government action.