Pakistan Bans Media Coverage of Alleged Gang Rape
Following a court order, Pakistan’s media regulatory agency has banned media coverage of an alleged gang rape in Lahore on Sept. 9, in which a …
Amazon Seeks Arbitration To Halt India Conglomerate’s Recent Acquisition
In the latest salvo in the competition between Amazon and Reliance, the American e-commerce giant is seeking to halt the acquisition by India’s biggest conglomerate …
Fandom in South India Can Prove Fatal
Bussa Krishna Raju, a farmer in the southern Indian state of Telengana, worshipped Donald Trump and had installed a 6-foot statue of the American president …
Cat Returned Home After Epic 4-Month Iceland Adventure
HOFSOS, Iceland—An adventurous pet has been safely returned home after a four-month trek across northern Iceland. Gunnlaugur the cat, who lives in the northern village …
Columbus Connected Worlds
Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. Today, people from across the globe disagree over whether Columbus deserves acclamation or …
Attacking Critics, Trump Commemorates Columbus Day
President Donald Trump took aim at Christopher Columbus’ critics in a proclamation Monday for the annual Columbus Day holiday. The explorer first set foot in …
Power Companies Turn to Small-Scale Nuclear Reactors
In a bid to revive a slowing industry, several U.S. nuclear power companies are employing a novel idea to invigorate the technology: go smaller. The …
Indonesian Faces Jail Time for Joke About Mosque Playing Music
An Indonesian man’s joke about a mosque supposedly blasting dance tunes was no laughing matter to area police. Kenneth William Saputra recently uploaded a video …
Rare Falcons Worth ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ Seized In Italy
Two rare birds were seized at an Italian airport from a man using false paperwork. Black shaheen falcons, a subspecies of the peregrine falcon, were …
Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing to Begin for Amy Coney Barrett
The jurisprudence of Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, has become a cause célèbre …