World
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Finding Somaliland's ancient cave art is hard. Protecting it could be harder.
Five-thousand-year-old rock art is tucked into an outcropping 40 miles northeast of Hargeisa, the capital of this breakaway region of Somalia. But its ambiguous political status has made protecting the site especially challenging.
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First Look Syrian rebels, refugees leave enclave in Lebanon
The departure of rebels from a group called Saraya Ahl al-Sham will leave an Islamic State enclave as the last militant stronghold straddling the border near the Lebanese town of Arsal, which is home to tens of thousands of refugees.
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In 'liberated' Mosul, ISIS still imperils the path to city's revival
Sweeping western Mosul of ISIS booby-traps, weapons factories, and hold-out snipers is dangerous work for Iraqi police whose goal, after a nine-month siege, is to tell returning residents 'Your house is good.'
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Retirement? No thanks. In 'graying' Japan, these women are just getting started
Women in Japan often feel forced to choose between motherhood and a career, keeping many out of the full-time workforce for decades. For these entrepreneurs, though, 'retirement age' presented an opportunity to start a business venture.
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First Look Olympic refugee team looks to 2020 games with ambitious mindset
One year after Rio, members of the Athlete Refugee Team (ART) have their sights on the Tokyo Games, aiming to deliver more than just 'warm-hearted moments of participation.'
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How a couple's gift to a university benefits more than just college students
The McVay Youth Partnership at Hamline University offers paid leadership opportunities for students, who mentor middle- and high-schoolers. The program was endowed by Pete and Mary McVay.
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Why Poland's crisis may come down to a president and a puppet master
Last month, President Duda unexpectedly vetoed two controversial government bills, setting up a possible power struggle with Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the party's passionate leader. The result could help solve Poland's roiling constitutional crisis where opposition protests and EU criticism have not.
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First Look Thirty-two slain in Philippine president's war on drugs
Killings mark the single deadliest day since President Rodrigo Duterte launched his relentless war on his nation's drug trade.
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First Look Zambian political opposition leader released from prison
Hakainde Hichilema, president of the opposition party United Party for National Development, was freed after spending 100 days in prison.
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First Look UK government voices opposition to Irish border posts
Britain said there must be no border posts or electronic checks between Northern Ireland and the Irish republic after Brexit, and it committed itself to maintaining the longstanding, border-free Common Travel Area covering the UK and Ireland.
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Focus In call to cancel debt, Cambodia asks: When war is over, who cleans up the mess?
About 130 square miles of Cambodia are thought to be contaminated with unexploded ordnance dropped by US forces during the Vietnam War – one reason the prime minister says the country should not have to repay a wartime debt of $500 million.
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Focus After Thatcher, New Labour, and austerity, has Britain decided to turn left again?
Not long ago, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s calls for economic redistribution were seen by many within his own party as a liability. But today a decisive shift to the left seems possible, even probable in a bastion of Anglo-Saxon capitalism.
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First Look Korean leaders, US signal tentative shift toward diplomacy
Early signs of deescalation follow rising combative rhetoric between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump over the Hermit Kingdom's threats to launch missiles into the waters near Guam.
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In Charlottesville aftermath, Europe sees widening divide with US
The lack of a quick, clear response to the weekend events in Charlottesville from the White House left Europe – which has had a long struggle with racism and white supremacy – deeply concerned about Trump's values.
Photos of the Week Photos of the Week 08/14
The August full moon rises above the 5th Century BC Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio, south of Athens, on Aug. 7. More than a hundred of Greece's ancient sites and museums were kept open until late and concerts organized to allow visitors to enjoy the full moon, which is accompanied by a partial lunar eclipse.
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How a couple's gift to a university benefits more than just college students
The McVay Youth Partnership at Hamline University offers paid leadership opportunities for students, who mentor middle- and high-schoolers. The program was endowed by Pete and Mary McVay.
- A onetime prison warden shares her first love with youths: the arts
- Difference Maker Never mind he’s only in his mid-20s. He’s already conducted 22,000 performers.
- Difference Maker She arrived in Senegal 43 years ago – and is still there working on social issues
- Difference Maker Using a taro patch in Hawaii, this couple teaches the islands’ values to youths
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A disrupter at UN: Can new chief shake up bureaucracy to speed progress?
Secretary-General António Guterres, the former prime minister of Portugal, says the world has made progress – on hunger, poverty, education – but he's impatient for more. His approach: We can do better.
- Millions of pigs will soon live better lives in China
- US smoking rate sees faster decline
- Worst forms of famine see decline
- Progress Watch Global rate of deforestation has been halved since the 1990s
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First Look After losing doping appeal, Russia to be banned from Paralympic Games
The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced that Russia will not be able to compete in the Paralympic Games in Rio next month.
- First Look Speedo to donate part of Lochte sponsorship fee to benefit children in Brazil
- Why Rio's legacy could be a positive for the Olympic movement
- Ethiopia says marathoner, who fears for his life, to be welcomed as hero
- First Look Japan PM Abe appears at Olympics closing ceremony dressed as Mario
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Silicon Valley begins putting cyberbullies in the crosshairs
With the rate of digital bullying increasing, tech firms escalate efforts to build automated tools that can detect and flag online harassment.
- Passcode A more connected military means new battlefield glitches, too
- Passcode Opinion: How to counter the Kremlin's hacking playbook
- Sponsor Content The economics of trust in digital services
- Passcode Podcast: Life as a teenage hacker
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Inquiry into chemical weapons attack should leave from Damascus, not Turkey, says Syrian minister
Syria is urging a 'non-politicized' inquiry into the deaths of 70 people on Tuesday, allegedly from a chemical weapons attack on rebel territory, and says Russia has ideas for how to carry it out.
- Could the Trump administration send Fethullah Gülen back to Turkey?
- Martin McGuinness: How being honest about his IRA ties let him become a peacemaker
- UN report: Norway is now the happiest nation on Earth
- Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity?
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Finding Somaliland's ancient cave art is hard. Protecting it could be harder.
Five-thousand-year-old rock art is tucked into an outcropping 40 miles northeast of Hargeisa, the capital of this breakaway region of Somalia. But its ambiguous political status has made protecting the site especially challenging.
- First Look Zambian political opposition leader released from prison
- First Look International observers say Kenyan election was fair and free from hackers
- First Look Kenyan opposition candidate alleges election hacking, triggering violent protests
- As Kenyans anxiously await election results, a region watches beside them
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First Look A new voice finds expression in Cuba: graffiti artists
Cuban artists are making pointed social critiques through their public designs, pioneering an art form on the island that is slowly opening itself up to international influences.
- Mothers caught up in El Salvador's abortion ban put focus on families
- Briefing Constituent Assembly: Why Venezuela voted, and why it matters
- First Look Venezuela government claims popular mandate and a new political system
- With crucial vote looming, Venezuelans hear clarion call to civic action
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Focus In call to cancel debt, Cambodia asks: When war is over, who cleans up the mess?
About 130 square miles of Cambodia are thought to be contaminated with unexploded ordnance dropped by US forces during the Vietnam War – one reason the prime minister says the country should not have to repay a wartime debt of $500 million.
- First Look Korean leaders, US signal tentative shift toward diplomacy
- Retirement? No thanks. In 'graying' Japan, these women are just getting started
- An iconic Tibetan horse festival – with politics in the wings
- First Look Why South Korea's offer for talks with the North continues unrequited
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First Look Southern India police launch hotline to respond to 'honor killings'
In efforts to curtail the practice of 'honor killings,' a new hotline has been set up to support married couples from different religious backgrounds.
- Focus In post-quake rebuilding, Kathmandu's carvers reclaim a fading heritage
- In Cambodia, economy races ahead. Who's left behind?
- Women take southern India's drought into their own hands – one shovel at a time
- First Look Five weeks after ISIS captured town, residents forced to serve, marry, and fight for militants
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First Look UK government voices opposition to Irish border posts
Britain said there must be no border posts or electronic checks between Northern Ireland and the Irish republic after Brexit, and it committed itself to maintaining the longstanding, border-free Common Travel Area covering the UK and Ireland.
- Focus After Thatcher, New Labour, and austerity, has Britain decided to turn left again?
- In Charlottesville aftermath, Europe sees widening divide with US
- Why Poland's crisis may come down to a president and a puppet master
- Civil activism: Are Russians exiting the Soviet eclipse?
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First Look Syrian rebels, refugees leave enclave in Lebanon
The departure of rebels from a group called Saraya Ahl al-Sham will leave an Islamic State enclave as the last militant stronghold straddling the border near the Lebanese town of Arsal, which is home to tens of thousands of refugees.
- In 'liberated' Mosul, ISIS still imperils the path to city's revival
- First Look Afghan boy shows his art in Serbia to help another in need
- What Carla Del Ponte's resignation means for search for justice in Syria
- Progress Watch Across the Arab world, a 'Women’s Spring' comes into view
