Although maternal mortality rates declined worldwide from 2000 to 2020, almost 800 women still die of pregnancy-related complications every day, according to a grim report issued Wednesday.
Teen Gunman Shoots US Woman, Returns Hours Later, Kills Reporter And Child
A man suspected of killing a woman on Wednesday in Florida returned to the scene of the crime hours later and gunned down a television reporter and a nine-year-old girl, authorities said.
China, ASEAN to ‘Accelerate Consultations’ on South China Sea Code
Despite promises from the Indonesian and Chinese foreign ministers, there is little reason to expect rapid progress on the long-awaited Code of Conduct.
Orphans, songs about spilling blood: Russia takes celebration of war to another level
“They’re trying to militarise the whole society,” said Grigory Yudin, a political philosophy professor at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences.
Mexico’s Senate approves controversial electoral reform bill
Mexico’s Senate on Wednesday approved a reform of the country’s electoral institute, a move that opponents say will undercut democracy but which the president contends will save money and reduce political privileges.
Teen athlete loses legs in crash; prosecutor asked to resign
The Missouri attorney general is calling for the resignation of a St. Louis prosecutor — after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player who had to have both of her legs amputated
Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
New Crisis Group report cautions against aid cuts amid Taliban curbs on women’s education and working at NGOs.
Politics Drives Assam’s Crackdown on Child Marriage
Most of those arrested for underage marriage in the Northeast Indian state are Muslim men.
Carter’s pastor discusses what he has learned from the former president
As a devout Christian, former President Carter’s faith and commitment to peace drove his decision-making in office and the more than 40 years since. After leaving office in 1981, he returned home to Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, joi…
Burglars target neighborhood dozen of times
Residents in East Lake say burglars have targeted their homes five dozen times in less than a year.