Mongolian Economy and Finance

President Obama gave a fairly strong speech this morning in Estonia, calling out Russian aggression and rejecting talk of “spheres of influence.”

New dad Taylor Tepper argues that America needs to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of providing paid time off to new moms.

...Or at least in Rhode Island. New dad Taylor Tepper argues that America needs to catch up in terms of providing nationwide paid family leave.

There are approximately 168 million child laborers around the world, according to the International Labor Organization.

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"Much of what passes today for diplomacy is not diplomacy at all; it's propaganda.

During his address to graduating Air Force Academy cadets, Vice President Joe Biden urged the youngsters to go forth and create a "new world order for the 21st century."

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced yesterday nearly $9 million in university research grants to study cleaner cookstoves and fuels that “improve air quality, protect public health, and slow climate change” in countries such as Kenya, Mongolia, India, and Nepal.

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia (and Transphobia). A reminder to the US LGBT community: Things aren’t so great out there.

A wind of discontent is blowing through Europe, and not just in the eastern regions of Ukraine.

Sick of Canberra? Tired of all the talk about the federal budget? Are the hipsters in Braddon making you feel too old?

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 12, 2014 (ENS) – Air quality in cities worldwide fails to meet World Health Organization guidelines for safe levels, putting millions at greater risk of respiratory disease, lung cancer and other serious, long-term health problems, the health agency said, releasing new data this week.

In less than 18 months, security on U.S. credit cards is scheduled to finally exceed the level used in Mongolia and Papua New Guinea.

LOS ANGELES — While most teenagers in the United States spend their time juggling school, home and friends, there are a few who are choosing a different life.

23 member states of the Freedom Online Coalition approved on Monday in Tallinn of the Tallinn Agenda, or recommendations on how to guarantee that online-freedoms will be a natural principle in the future too, LETA/Postimees Online reports.

The 4th Freedom Online Coalition Conference took place in Tallinn, Estonia between April 28 and 29 under the theme of Free and Secure Internet for All with the participation of around 400 high-level representatives from 60 countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America and Oceania attending the conference.

Indian elections move to the capital

India ranks 102nd among the 132 countries on the Social Progress Index, a measure of human wellbeing that goes beyond traditional economic measures such as GDP or per capita income.

Russia will take on Ukraine. The USA will go against Iran.

Riyadh has been ranked one of the most polluted cities in the world, according a report released by a United Nations organization.