Why won’t India criminalize marital rape? Because marriage is sacrament, the government says

In recent years sexual violence has become a subject of fierce debate within India, with new legislation put in place in 2013 designed to protect women from harassment, assault and rape. Despite some progress made, critics say the government has failed to address a number of specific issues in Indian society related to sexual violence. One such issue […]








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Vietnamese leader says U.S. committed ‘countless barbarous crimes’ during the war

As crowds gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung reminded the crowd of the role the United States had played in that war. "They committed countless barbarous crimes, caused immeasurable losses and pain to our people and country," Nguyen told the audience […]








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The unusual potatoes that could help solve world hunger

For years, a Dutch farm headed by Mark van Rijsselberghe has experimented with fruits and vegetables that can grow in saltwater. The hope is to address a pressing problem which will become even worse in the coming years: Nearly 20 percent of the world's irrigated land which could be used for agricultural purposes is made unusable by saltwater. The […]








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Why Instragram’s video rules didn’t apply to Iran’s supreme leader

The Islamic Republic of Iran has a history of blocking citizens' access to popular social media platforms, but when it comes to Instagram nobody's game is stronger than the country's supreme leader. With more than a quarter million followers and as many as 10 posts a day (almost always photos of himself), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei […]








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Abe offered condolences to U.S. World War II victims in speech to Congress, but it won’t silence his critics

On Wednesday, Shinzo Abe made history by becoming the first Japanese leader to ever address a joint meeting of Congress. And during his speech, the Japanese prime minister looked to history again, offering his "eternal condolences to the souls of all American people that were lost during World War II." The remark received a standing ovation from those in […]








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Nigeria rescues hundreds of girls — but not the missing schoolgirls

When news broke Tuesday that the Nigerian military had rescued nearly 300 girls and women from the Islamist group Boko Haram, Dorothy Ayuba rejoiced. After more than a year, her daughter had been found, she thought. But Ayuba soon learned that her daughter, and the more than 200 other schoolgirls kidnapped last year in the […]








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Turkish politician: ‘Blonde girl’ Marie Harf should comment on Baltimore

Melih Gokcek, the mayor of the Turkish capital, Ankara, since 1994 and a prominent figure in Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party, has taken to Twitter to criticize the United States' handling of protests in Baltimore. In a number of tweets published on Wednesday, Gokcek attempted to highlight what he saw as the hypocrisy shown by the U.S. […]








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A French Muslim girl was kicked out of class because her skirt was too long

According to French media reports, a 15-year-old French Muslim girl was banned from her class twice for wearing a skirt that was too long, and therefore supposedly a conspicuous display of religion. France's state secularism has led to very strict laws prohibiting students from wearing overtly religious symbols in institutions of education. The student, identified as Sarah, already apparently removed […]








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Russia beat Hitler with tanks. Now it’s showing off the tank of the future.

Some pictures have emerged of a new-era Russian tank that's scheduled to be debuted next week, when Russia commemorates the 70th anniversary of its victory in World War II on May 9. The ceremony is meant to mark a somber, proud moment for Russians. Notwithstanding the efforts of other Allies, the Soviet Union bore the brunt […]








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