After Afghanistan Quake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers
A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said.
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A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said.
For an ambitious double-gallery debut, the Canadian painter improvised her way through glistening, musical, bulging and hideous fantasias on linen and on walls.
The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged an additional Rs454 million (£1.2 million) in humanitarian support for anticipatory flood response in Sindh, raising its total aid for Pakistan’s flood preparedness and relief efforts to Rs958 million (£2.53 million). According to a press release issued by the British High Commission in Islamabad, the funding is being deployed … Read more
This cleareyed documentary looks at how Leni Riefenstahl, the director of the Nazi propaganda film “Triumph of the Will,” tirelessly tried to rewrite history.
[The Danish company behind Revolution Wind, a $6 billion project off Rhode Island, said the federal government had unlawfully halted work on the wind farm.
QUETTA: Balochistan’s major political parties have given a province-wide shutter-down and wheel-jam strike call on September 8 in protest against the recent suicide attack targeting Balochistan National Party- Mengal (BNP-M) rally in Quetta. The deadly blast, which struck near Sariab Road on Tuesday, claimed at least 17 lives and left dozens injured, sparking widespread outrage … Read more
A crowded ferry boat has capsized in Nigeria’s Niger State, drowning at least 32 people, rescuers said on Thursday, raising the toll from the country’s latest fatal boat tragedy. The vessel, which had nearly 100 men, women and children on board, reportedly hit a tree stump. It capsized on Tuesday morning on the Malale River … Read more
He and his Jewish family lived across the street from the German leader in the 1930s. He later became a British professor and historian.
The top-ranked tennis players may meet again in the U.S. Open men’s final. Here’s what the fierce competitors can teach you about unlocking your potential.
A trove of 20th-century art from Lebanon to Santa Fe, Miami to Mumbai. Look for spiritualist painting and undersung artists from Hawaii and Mississippi.