Society
Texas judge gives man a choice: get married or go to jail
August 9, 2015
Texas judge gives man a choice: get married or go to jail
A 20-year-old East Texas man jumped into a quickly arranged marriage after a judge told him last month he had…
College students still largely misinformed about Ebola
August 8, 2015
College students still largely misinformed about Ebola
Months after the Ebola virus outbreak of 2014 had briefly hit the US, American college students still understood little about…
School holidays bad for spelling and maths, study shows
August 5, 2015
School holidays bad for spelling and maths, study shows
School holidays are a bad idea, at least when it comes to children's spelling and arithmetic in the short term,…
World’s greatest freediver Natalia Molchanova feared dead
August 5, 2015
World’s greatest freediver Natalia Molchanova feared dead
The world's best freediver is feared dead after going missing during a recreational dive off the coast of Spain.Natalia Molchanova,…
Celebrating gay pride in Uganda: ‘We want to show that we’re not aliens’
August 5, 2015
Celebrating gay pride in Uganda: ‘We want to show that we’re not aliens’
Uganda's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) community is preparing for its annual gay pride parade, taking place on…
Dog buried alive in France sparks social media fury
August 5, 2015
Dog buried alive in France sparks social media fury
Photos of a dog buried alive up to its head in France sparked an outpouring of anger on social media…
Making Cairo greener, one AC at a time
August 4, 2015
Making Cairo greener, one AC at a time
One of the most common complaints people have about Cairo is the pollution and waste problem, but how many people…
Report: Newborn girl abandoned in Chinese toilet
August 3, 2015
Report: Newborn girl abandoned in Chinese toilet
A newborn baby girl was abandoned in a Beijing public toilet and fell head-first down the pipe, reports said Monday,…
Duolingo launches free English course for Arabic speakers
August 2, 2015
Duolingo launches free English course for Arabic speakers
Every Arabic speaker in the world will now be able to learn English for free since language learning platform Duolingo…