THE NEW YORK TIMES: The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial will hold an inquiry regarding what appears to be a single holdout preventing the Massachusetts jury from reaching a unanimous decision.
Hidden passageways and secret rooms — this is how clandestine schools in Afghanistan are defying the Taliban’s rule to continue educating girls beyond primary school.
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Microsoft co-founder said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
Europe’s largest alumina refinery has come under scrutiny after an investigation reported that a large quantity of its products were possibly sold to a company that supplies Russian weapons manufacturers.
After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defences at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s ‘cascade of hazards’ overwhelmed them.
Donors, politicians and Jewish leaders questioned the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, a fashion designer who was found guilty of a hate crime for his anti-Semitic outbursts.
Rajan Khatri, 41, a police officer, was working at his station in a mountain village in northern Nepal when a friend rang Wednesday morning to warn that a flash flood was thundering downriver in his direction.