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Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:49 AM

POPE-SOUTHKOREA/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHICS):Pope Francis, wrapping up visit, urges Korean reconciliation

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:23 AM

Critics raise free-speech concerns about a bill seeking to limit Photoshopping and other alterations in ads. Supporters argue that advertising is a special form of media since it exploits anxieties with harmful public health consequences for girls and women.

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:30 PM

Women dance during church services at the Greater St Mark Family Church as the community discusses reactions to the shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 17, 2014. The Ferguson police department has come under strong criticism for both the shooting and its handling of its aftermath. On Sunday U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a federal medical examiner to perform an autopsy, in addition to one being conducted by state medical examiners. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS)

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:21 PM

BRITAIN-CONTAINER/:UK police say migrants found in shipping container are Afghan Sikhs

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:36 AM

Kurdish militants train Yazidi volunteers at several camps inside Syria to fight Islamic State forces in Iraq, and seek revenge for the killing of hundreds of ethnic minorities

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:45 PM

A tour group listens to tour guide Joe Ditzler discuss Amish women's clothing at the Amish Experience, a tourism destination in the village of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania August 9, 2014. It's that Old World charm of the Amish that draws 8 million tourists - and $1.9 billion - each year to Pennsylvania's Lancaster County, home of the nation's largest Amish community of 31,000. What the Amish don't do, supporters say, is tote rifles as part of a violent protection racket - as depicted in the television show "Amish Mafia" - or regularly defy their religion, like in "Breaking Amish" and "Breaking Amish: Brave New World." And, Amish horror stories are not the norm, despite the plot lines of the upcoming "Amish Haunting." Filmmaker Mary Haverstick is leading a push to eject the shows, airing on the Discovery Channel and related networks, from Lancaster County. The movement is gathering support because of what some see as a demeaning, inaccurate portrayal of the gentle, devout group. But some wonder if the hard-edged reality TV approach is that different from the soft exploitation of the Amish by the local tourism industry. In both, the Amish are unpaid, costumed "extras." Picture taken August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Makela (UNITED STATES - Tags: RELIGION MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT EDUCATION TRAVEL)

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:29 PM

The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice was set up in 1926

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:22 AM

Women are running the "cold chains" crucial to the success of any immunization drive. They're also administering the medicine, keeping track of records and swaying male attitudes that seemed unalterably opposed just 10 years ago.

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 09:22 AM

One of the few female reporters covering the war, Thea Rosenbaum fell into journalism after arriving in Saigon with her husband, she says in "No Place for a Lady." In this excerpt she recounts going into the field for the first time.

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:11 PM