From Kenya’s postelection violence, an online community forms to give aid
When Sallinder Nyawira received panicked messages from a colleague last August amid Kenya’s postelection violence, she knew she had to help. After both Kenya’s August election and a second election in October, violence broke out in hot spots, namely i…
Facebook’s lapse in privacy protection
Facebook, the social media giant that collects data on about a quarter of humanity, is in the hot seat over the disclosure of personal information about 50 million of its users to a voter-profiling company. Every country, not just the United States, i…
Here comes the esports revolution – are video gamers the Tom Bradys of tomorrow?
Brady Girardi smiles as the next fan in line hands him a poster to sign. “You were so good tonight!” the woman gushes as Mr. Girardi scrawls his name across the page. The fan, whose shock of yellow-green hair matches Girardi’s jersey, walks away with…
In Kansas voter ID trial, a clash of two visions for America
There were a few things Jo Carolyn French wanted people to know when she took the witness stand at the US District Court in Kansas City last week – among them, that as an Arkansas teenager she picked 300 pounds of cotton a day and as a senior citizen s…
23 Russian Diplomats Fly Home, Expelled From U.K. Amid Poisoning Dispute
The move is intended to punish Moscow for an alleged nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter on British soil. Moscow has responded by expelling 23 British diplomats in turn.
For Democrats, all that enthusiasm comes with risks
When Conor Lamb won the special House election in Pennsylvania’s 18th district last week, William Bondshu cheered. Like many Democrats across the country, Mr. Bondshu saw the win as a sign that voters in the party could transform their grievances agai…
As Venezuelans flee, Colombia’s welcome walks a ‘very fine line’
Colombian officials say at least 300,000 Venezuelans fled here last year, escaping poverty, hunger, and violence as inflation under the government of Nicolás Maduro soared by roughly 6,000 percent and democratic institutions decline. With no end in si…
A Chinese Space Lab Will Soon Fall From The Sky. Where It Lands, No One Knows
Most of the Chinese space lab, the size of a city bus, will burn up in the atmosphere, but some debris may survive re-entry.
How Happy Is The Country With The Biggest Gains In Happiness?
Togo ranked last in 2015’s World Happiness Report. This year, it moved up 17 spots — the most improved country in the world. What’s the perspective from the ground?
Ex-French President Sarkozy Questioned About Campaign Funds From Gadhafi
Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody and questioned about potential financing irregularities from his 2007 campaign — including funds from the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Ex-French President Questioned On Claims He Took Campaign Funds From Gadhafi
French officials have been investigating claims that former President Nicolas Sarkozy took 50 million euros from the Libyan regime to fund his successful 2007 presidential bid.
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