Saudi-led Coalition Strikes School Bus In Yemen, Killing At Least 29 Children
The children were on a field trip when the airstrike hit their bus in Saada province, aid groups say. The coalition, which is backed by the U.S., says the strike was a “legitimate military action.”
Zimbabwe Cracks Down On Opposition After Disputed Presidential Election
Tendai Biti, a leading opposition member, sought asylum in the neighboring Zambia, but his request was denied and he was detained by police. Now, he’s out on bail.
Lebanon’s hashish equation: If farmers gain, does Hezbollah lose?
For generations, residents of the impoverished flat plain of the northern Bekaa Valley have been cultivating cannabis. The illegal enterprise has earned modest incomes for farmers but immense fortunes for the dealers who buy the cannabis in bulk and e…
Argentina rejects legalizing abortion, but flings open once-taboo topic
Noelia Rodriguez sat at a table in front of Argentina’s Congress this week, decorating and selling the green scarves that have become synonymous with the movement to decriminalize abortion in Argentina. Early Thursday morning, after 16 hours of debate…
Are you what you post? Social media and the accountability debate
A number of young professional athletes, too, have had to answer for racial slurs and anti-gay comments posted when they were teens. Online trolls and political rabble-rousers comb through the social media archives of the famous and politically active…
Jason Kessler and the alt-right implosion after Charlottesville
This weekend is in many ways a test for Jason Kessler. Mr. Kessler, the organizer of last year’s Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, is staging an anniversary rally in Washington. After a year of being pilloried not only by the left but also …
Death Toll For Indonesian Quake Rises Into The Hundreds
Damaging aftershocks continue to shake the island of Lombak, which suffered a deadly earthquake on Sunday. Rescue workers are struggling to reach the injured in some remote areas.
No cameras, cellphones – or socks? Inside the Manafort trial
The case, United States of America v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr., marks the first major courtroom test of the work of special counsel Robert Mueller. Although his team of agents and prosecutors are tasked with investigating alleged collusion between the Tr…
Julian Assange ‘Seriously Considering’ Testifying Before Senate Panel
The founder of WikiLeaks received a request to testify in person before the Senate intelligence committee about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, his lawyer says.
New contours in international cooperation
With a rise in nationalist politicians in world capitals, humble collaboration among countries on global issues can be hard to come by these days. The 20th-century spirit of international cooperation still exists. One regional pact, expected to be si…
Former Tyson Foods CEO Brings Chicken Farming To Rwanda — But Can It Last?
The Smith family foundation aims to build a chicken business in Africa, but the extensive project is costly and difficult, and Rwanda cannot yet support a modern poultry industry without aid money.
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