On gay rights, South Africa offers a model for the rest of the continent
In Cape Town, gay bars abound. In other countries nearby, homosexual acts can get you tossed into prison.
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3 things I learned in eastern Ukraine
No. 1: Locals aren’t just spitting mad. They feel completely disenfranchised.
South Koreans blame themselves for ferry tragedy
With nearly 300 missing, Koreans indulge a culture of shame.
You see sexual harassment: Do you call the police, or tie up the perpetrator yourself?
The Egyptian government is modernizing its sexual harassment law. These men say that’s not enough.
This is the biggest swarm of genetically modified mosquitoes ever set free
And they might save us all.
Scotland, please don’t go
As Scottish support for independence grows, the English scramble to woo back their northern neighbors.
Scientists say Australia’s Tony Abbott is engineering an ‘environmental train wreck’
Destructive policies include culling sharks, dumping near the Great Barrier Reef and eroding protection of a UNESCO World Heritage forest.
The Cambodians who stitch your clothing keep fainting in droves
In this year’s first episode, more than 100 workers sewing for Puma and Adidas dropped to the floor in a single day.
Thirteen years after 9/11, Saudi Arabia’s school textbooks still teach bigotry
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, and under much official pressure, Saudi’s promised to edit religious hate speech out of school textbooks. A dozen years later, many of the old books remain in classrooms.
Executions up 15 percent around the world — mostly because of Iran and Iraq
China, which is believed to be the world’s biggest state executioner, doesn’t release its execution figures.
Norway’s military cut down on sexual harassment in the most remarkable way
Scandinavia scores again.
How Kenya took on the International Criminal Court
Need to defend a strongman up for crimes against humanity charges? Kenya has the answer.
France is the latest country grappling with a deadly online drinking game
France, world-famous for its wines, has a reputation for introducing young people to alcohol early. But ‘neknomination’ is something else entirely.
Uruguay may import marijuana from Canada
While it waits for weed to grow, the South American country could turn to Canadian pot producers to kickstart its newly legalized marijuana industry, top lawmakers — including the first lady — tell GlobalPost.
In space, no one can hear you scream over Ukraine
What Russia-US tensions mean for astronauts at the International Space Station
Don’t malign the MH370 captain’s ‘fanatical’ politics
The tabloids are misinformed. You’d probably agree with the captain.
Poland wrestles with the legacy of a secret CIA torture site
The crisis in Ukraine may help convince Poles to close their eyes to alleged US wrongdoing.
In Saudi Arabia, Indonesian maids are on death row for sorcery
But after one maid’s decapitation, Indonesia has finally won some rights for these slave-like workers.
Oscar Pistorius trial highlights racial tensions in South Africa
You might not think the trial of a white man, accused of killing his white girlfriend, would have much to do with race. But when you look at the defense’s case, it all becomes clear.
Five reasons why slaves still catch your seafood
Heads up: reason #5 is your fault.