Kim Gordon Reflects on Doing-It-All Pressure
The rock icon, best known for her role in the band Sonic Youth, talks about the challenges of being an artist, musician and mother and looks back at her music career in this excerpt from the book of interviews "Mistakes I Made at Work."
Outrage in Japan as woman lawmaker jeered for being single, childless
JAPAN-WOMEN/HECKLING:Outrage in Japan as woman lawmaker jeered for being single, childless
Ex-Hijabis Reflect on Decision to Remove Veil
"I used to think that wearing a scarf on my head was my highway ticket to paradise," says one woman. But then she found it weighing her down with role-model pressures. For Ramadan, she and two others reflect on a personal nexus of culture and religion.
Japan's Support In Dzaleka Refugee Camp In Malawi
LILONGWE - The Japanese Ambassador to Malawi, His Excellency Shuichiro Nishioka, yesterday visited Dzaleka refugee camp, ahead of World Refugee Day today. Some 18,000 refugees live at Dzaleka. They come from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other countries in central and east Africa. Many have lived in the camp for more than a decade, while others have fled recent conflict in the region.
Seattle sheriff's deputy arrested for drugs, theft, prostitution
USA-WASHINGTON/SHERIFF:Seattle sheriff's deputy arrested for drugs, theft, prostitution
Seattle college student charged over Internet threats
USA-STUDENT/ARRESTED (UPDATE 3):UPDATE 3-Seattle college student charged over Internet threats
Women line up for former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sign copies of her book "Hard Choices" in Los Angeles
Women line up for former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sign copies of her book "Hard Choices" at a Barnes & Noble book store in Los Angeles, California June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)
U.S. cuts aid to Uganda, cancels military exercise over anti-gay law
USA-UGANDA/GAY (UPDATE 3):UPDATE 3-U.S. cuts aid to Uganda, cancels military exercise over anti-gay law
Seattle college student charged in federal court over Web threats
USA-STUDENT/ARRESTED (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Seattle college student charged in federal court over Web threats