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Why Japan Wants to Break Free of Its Pacifist Past
Japan’s allies offer encouragement, while regional neighbors grow nervous
Gunmen Dressed as Clowns Kill Ex-Drug Leader
Sister and nephew believed to run Tijuana cartel
Malala Meets the Queen
The girls’ education advocate went to Buckingham Palace
French Court Upholds Scientology Fraud Conviction
Accused preying financially on followers, church vows appeal
Syrian Clerics Say Muslims Can Eat Dogs To Avoid Starvation
A ‘cry for help to the whole world’
Wheelchair-Bound Beijing Airport Bomber Gets Six Years
Chinese trials don’t tend to produce unexpected outcomes. But they do, on occasion, allow for out-of-court appeals by families and defense lawyers. On Oct. 15, Ji Zhongxing, a wheelchair-bound man who blew up a small incendiary …
Mom Visits Imprisoned American Son in North Korea
The mother of an American imprisoned in North Korea for nearly a year will visit her ailing son Friday, his sister said, according to the BBC.
Myunghee Bae, the mother of Kenneth Bae, was allowed five days in North Korea.
Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American who is said to be a tour operator and missionary, was arrested in Nov. 2012 and …
Recycling History: Even Cavemen Lived a Green Lifestyle
Our prehistoric ancestors lived a green lifestyle, according to archeologists
Car Bomb Hits Swedish Consulate in Benghazi
Bombing is the latest unrest in a country with an increasingly precarious security situation
130 Wellesley Professors Urge College to Reconsider Ties With Peking University
The faculty objected to Peking University’s decision to schedule a vote against an outspoken professor
Last Photo of Hungarian Wing Suit Flyer Before His Parachute Fails
This is the last thing he saw before he died
Putin Critic Is Confined To Psychiatric Ward
Activists compare ruling to Soviet era jailing of dissidents