查看简体中文版 查看繁體中文版 MUMBAI, India — More than 1,000 people have died in floods across South Asia this summer, and as sheets of incessant rain pummeled the vast region on Tuesday, worries grew that the death toll would rise along with… Read More ›
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Afghanistan’s Young Liberal Elites Challenge the Taliban
A young, liberal elite has emerged in Kabul, including many women. It is taking a stand against the Taliban’s atrocities in the form of political and artistic initiatives and wants to put an end to Afghanistan’s culture of violence. By… Read More ›
3 Chicago Police Officers Accused Of Cover-Up In Killing Of Laquan McDonald
A grand jury indicted three Chicago police officers on felony charges on Tuesday, accusing them of conspiring to cover up the facts of a fatal police shooting in October 2014 of a black teenager in order to shield their fellow… Read More ›
In Venezuela’s Dark Hour, Goldman Sachs Sees An Investment Opportunity
From “As Venezuela Enters 3rd Month Of Protests, Anti-Maduro Ire Finds New Target,” in NPR By Colin Dwyer It has been more than 60 days since Venezuela’s Supreme Court moved to dissolve the country’s National Assembly. The move, intended to… Read More ›
Syrian Crematory Is Hiding Mass Killings of Prisoners, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON — The United States accused the Syrian government on Monday of using a crematory to hide mass murders at a prison where thousands are believed to have been summarily executed in the nation’s civil war. The assertion, based on… Read More ›
Ebola Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo
A single death has been confirmed—now public health officials must keep an outbreak from becoming an epidemic By Erin Blakemore It’s been three years since the Democratic Republic of Congo faced down its last epidemic of Ebola. Now, a case… Read More ›
Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?
This spring, a group of computer scientists set out to determine whether hackers were interfering with the Trump campaign. They found something they weren’t expecting. By Franklin Foer Read Franklin Foer’s follow-up story for new statements from the Trump campaign… Read More ›
