"What in the World?" - Week of July 23-29, 2017

A report commissioned by the Catholic diocese of Regensburg, Germany states that over the course of half a century, 547 boys at the famed choir school Regensburg Domspatzen suffered significant abuse. The period from 1945 to 1992 was of particular note, since during that time whose brother conducted the school's famed choir?

THIS international media outlet released salary information for its on-air talent, sparking debate over gender inequity

Dozens of people—including an army general and several politicians—have been found guilty in one of Thailand's largest trials. Those found guilty were on trial for what crime?

North Korea is in the headlines again, this time because it just launched THIS:

Four boys and two girls, aged 16-18, all from Burundi, have gone missing from THIS U.S. city, where they were attending a robotics competition. Two of the students have reportedly crossed the border into Canada.

India's new president has distinction of being relatively unknown. Who is the successful candidate set to assume this largely ceremonial office?

In spite of mass demonstrations across the country, as well as potential sanctions from the EU, Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party proceeded with legislation that would remove whom from their current position?

After a 24-hour general strike was heeded by millions in Venezuela, essentially shutting down the country, a new call for a two-day strike was issued this weekend. The strikes hope to block what event, currently scheduled for July 30?

Palestinians and Israelis are bracing for continued clashes in Jerusalem, which focus on the installation of what item at the entrance to a holy site known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, and to Jews as the Temple Mount?

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck THESE two Mediterranean nations, killing two people, injuring hundreds, and leaving thousands afraid to return to their homes