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Political Cartoonist Zunar to Keynote IJAsia18 in Seoul
Wed Aug 22 2018
Famed Malaysian political cartoonist Zunar will keynote the 3rd Asian Investigative Journalism Conference this October 6 in Seoul, South Korea....
Tax Case Flips the Script for Democrats and the GOP. But What About for Jurists?
Wed Aug 22 2018
A lawsuit attacking last year’s tax cut will test whether judicial conservatives align with Republicans, who find themselves defending Congress’...
Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort: Two Cases That Shook the Trump World — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra
Wed Aug 22 2018
Our “Trump, Inc.” colleagues break down the guilty plea and conviction for two of the president’s top aides.
“The Bed, The Cupboard, The Table … Nothing Is There … The Water Had Risen Above Our Heads”
Tue Aug 21 2018
The whirring blades of a descending helicopter drew the attention of everyone present in Christian College in Angadickal village in...
Protests and Blaming the Media. Sound Familiar? That Was During the ’68 Democratic National Convention.
Tue Aug 21 2018
Archived letters to former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley bring up familiar concerns about unrest, policing, political divisions and “propaganda.”
Fund Meant to Protect Elections May Be Too Little, Too Late
Tue Aug 21 2018
The federal government has released data on how states will spend $380 million set aside for election infrastructure. But questions...
“Yo, Take the Rap for Me”: More Trouble for a Garbage Hauler
Mon Aug 20 2018
This time, an unlicensed employee was behind the wheel of a Sanitation Salvage truck when it smashed head-on into a...
Six Fake News Techniques and Simple Tools to Vet Them
Mon Aug 20 2018
There are different ways that fake news sites fake us out. In GIJN’s latest tutorial, Olga Yurkova, co-founder of Ukrainian...
'I carry yaba to survive': Rohingya and Bangladesh's meth trade
Mon Aug 20 2018
Some Rohingya men are increasingly getting involved in peddling yaba, a popular methamphetamine in Bangladesh.
'Never again': Zarif calls US group coup attempt bound to fail
Mon Aug 20 2018
On anniversary of US-led 1953 putsch, foreign minister says Washington 'action group' won't topple government in Tehran.
Lynchings: Ministry panel considers changes in law, a relief fund
Mon Aug 20 2018
The draft report will be submitted to a committee headed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, that had been set...
Kerala floods LIVE: Receding floodwater leaves a trail of debris behind, rescue ops underway
Mon Aug 20 2018
Kerala rains and floods LIVE UPDATES: The unprecedented rains have brought the state to a standstill. Over 200 have been...
'Shocked and humiliated': Lawsuits accuse Customs, Border officers of invasive searches of minors, women
Mon Aug 20 2018
From New York to San Diego, government pays thousands to settle allegations of stripping, body cavity probing, forced hospital procedures
Former UN chief Kofi Annan passes away at 80
Sat Aug 18 2018
General Kofi Annan was the first black African to assume the office of world's top diplomat, serving two terms from...
Kerala floods: Thousands await rescue as death toll crosses 200
Sat Aug 18 2018
More than 300,000 displaced since August 8 after record rains in southern Indian state cause flooding and landslides.
Gaza protests: All the latest updates
Sat Aug 18 2018
Since protests began on March 30, Israeli forces have killed at least 166 Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave.
Northern Cyprus looks to Ankara as Turkish lira's woes bite
Sat Aug 18 2018
Island's Turkish part operates in lira but many items are priced in foreign currency leaving it exposed to fluctuations.
Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan’s 22nd Prime Minister LIVE: New innings begin for country
Sat Aug 18 2018
Imran Khan Swearing-in LIVE: Imran, who outvoted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shahbaz Sharif in the PM election a day earlier,...
Capital outpouring: Delhi bids farewell to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PM Modi leads funeral procession
Sat Aug 18 2018
As the procession moved, locals rushed to the edge of the road to catch a glimpse of Vajpayee, but members...
Imran Khan elected as Pakistan's prime minister
Sat Aug 18 2018
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief, who will take oath of office on Saturday, promises an era of 'accountability'.