Myanmar May Delay Elections The Union Election Commission held an emergency meeting in the capital, Naypyidaw. The group pressed Myanmar’s main political parties to agree to postpone national legislative elections because of natural disasters. The voting is set for November 8. More
Vietnamese Say They Were Starved, Beaten by Chinese Vietnamese workers in Algeria say supervisors and co-workers from China beat them and refused them food. The alleged attacks happened last month. They became known last week after the workers asked the Vietnamese government for help. Vietnamese have been writing angry messages online. More
Indonesia Asks Neighbors to Help Fight Forest Fires President Joko Widodo has asked four other countries to help fight Indonesia’s forest and agricultural fires. His announcement came after weeks of failed attempts to stop the burning. The fires and resulting smoke have angered Indonesia’s neighbors. More
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is known as an original writer of horror stories. Read and listen to this classic tale about a man who thinks he has committed the perfect crime. Not even the police think there is anything wrong - until the man starts to hear a heart. It is beating louder and louder... More
US Troops to Remain in Afghanistan, Deploy to Cameroon President Obama says he will slow the planned removal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan. He will also send troops to Cameroon to help in the fight against Boko Haram, and will continue the air campaign against the Islamic State. | In the News More
