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Illinois Senators have approved a package of changes to shake up the state's workers' compensation system. It's designed to cut business costs and curb corruption. The bill passed 46-8 and now goes to the Illinois House.

In the documentary, Ugandan women tricked into domestic slavery in Iraq, the BBC’s Anna Cavell investigates how a group of 147 Ugandan women were lured into Iraq. The women were told they would get decent jobs with the U.S. military.

Earlier this month, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for his fourth term in office.

This week, the Tokyo Electric Power Company admitted that three reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered meltdowns shortly after the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in March.From the somber legacy of World War II to this latest crisis, nuclear energy in Japan has a complicated history

Work begins Wednesday on a  $153 million expansion at the Gary Chicago International Airport.Officials hope this project, once completed, will be the one that finally kick starts success at the airport.

On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency will host a public hearing in Chicago. It'll focus on new proposed federal rules to curb dangerous air toxins, such as mercury and arsenic.

Increasing urbanization has put strains on the Chinese agricultural system. The labor-intensive rice crop remains the quintessential Chinese dish, but some scientists and policy advocates are beginning to push potatoes.