In Poverty and Strife, Women Test Limits

"More than 80 percent of Afghan women are illiterate. Women’s life expectancy is only 45 years, lower than that of men, mostly because of the very high rates of death during pregnancy. Forced marriage and...

French foreign minister says Dalai Lama could be invited to Brussels 'shortly'

In a controversial move the French foreign minister has said the Dalai Lama could be invited to speak in Brussels. Crucially, it would be the European Union doing the inviting, which would land all of the member...

Philippe Starck tells magazine design is dead

Renowned French designer Philippe Starck says he is fed up with his job and plans to retire in two years, in an interview published in a German weekly on Thursday. "I was a producer of materiality and I am ashamed of this fact," Starck told Die Zeit weekly...

Israeli Parliament okays law banning pride parade

In years past the Jerusalem gay pride parade has sparked major controversy and protest amongst extreme elements of the religious communities, both Jewish and not. In what is touted as a way of preventing future...

Ten hurt in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt

"CAIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - At least 10 Egyptian Christians were injured on Friday in sectarian clashes after rumours spread in a village near Cairo that Christians planned to build a church without government permission, security sources said. They said four Christian homes...

Bold move by Afghan assembly: Immunity to all Afghans

It's either that, or a fool's errand.  I have seen nothing from the taliban that would make me think that an offer of peace and reconciliation is even desirable to them.  If anything, it reminds me of the early days of the war, and the fall of Konduz.  The...

Somalia: the next Taliban state?

"The good news, we guess, is that the old "domino theory" of the Cold War is really dead. The bad news is that as a result, the press is mostly ignoring the transformation of Somalia into a Taliban...

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