Criticism of police grows after mob violence kills nearly 40 in India’s capital
Witnesses say police were unwilling or unable to control communal violence and in some instances may have participated in the worst riots in Delhi in decades.
Scotland moves to become first nation to make pads and tampons free
The plan is a big win for the global movement to remove so-called “tampon taxes” that classify sanitary pads as luxury items.
The family found shelter in a cave near Idlib, Syria, after fleeing the Aleppo countryside about a month ago. (Emin Ozmen/Magnum Photos)
A Syrian offensive inside embattled Idlib wreaks terror on children
Children in the province have died in the cold and withered away because of severe malnutrition as their parents desperately search for food. In bedrooms or schoolyards, they have been blasted by airstrikes or artillery shells.
Some ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel are breaking with tradition to press for a political say
They are looking beyond the two ultra-Orthodox parties while weighing how to vote in elections next week.
Positive signs in China were offset by the continued spread of the viral epidemic around the world.
Officials said Thursday that the ship was allowed to dock in Mexico, a day after MSC Cruises expressed dismay that authorities in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands had refused their cruise liner.
Anas Haqqani greeted Timothy Weeks in Doha on Thursday. The two men, held by opposite sides, were freed in a November prisoner swap.
School holidays have been extended and many evening classes canceled. It’s a respite from constant pressure, but the novelty is already wearing off.
The “reduction in violence” appears to be holding, even in Helmand, one of the country’s most volatile provinces.
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His rivals slam his Cold War-era views. His defenders point to Washington's current coddling of strongmen and autocrats.
The clashes are the worst communal violence in India’s capital in decades.
Chinese health officials confirmed that the pneumonialike coronavirus came from wild animals sold at a market in Wuhan, the city of 11 million people and capital of the Hubei province in China.
Since late December, more than 800 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed.
Milan offices sit empty, while foreign tourists cancel trips to Venice.
Such figures are critical in understanding the spread of the virus. Still, the U.N. body continues to praise Beijing.
The move follows weeks of debate in Britain over the couple's titles and future of their Sussex Royal brand.
For the first time in years, Baghdad has a beach, and its masters are the people, not the government.
The virus has appeared in multiple Iranian cities, and infections in five Middle Eastern nations have been traced back to Iran.
Canadian officials say they won’t provide security for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan when they step back from royal duties
An Israeli settlement watchdog group says Israel is moving forward with hundreds of new homes for settlers in the West Bank
An official says African leaders have decided to work on deploying 3,000 troops to West Africa’s troubled Sahel region as extremist attacks surge
Saudi Arabia’s decision to halt the umrah pilgrimage amid a global outbreak of a new virus is unprecedented in modern times
As the coronavirus spreads across the Middle East, so is the scrutiny and criticism of Iran
