Tips for Traveling While Pregnant
Doing research and getting advice from your doctor before you go can make your trip smoother.
Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil
[The president said an agreement between the countries involved “a partnership with private business” and more than 65 billion barrels of reserves.
Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Rohingya Migrants to Myanmar
The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or some combination of the three.
Critics Blast Metropolitan Museum’s Plan to Honor John Galliano
[Galliano, a fashion industry giant championed by Anna Wintour, was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts in 2011.
Arsalan Naseer says neither money nor fame can bring complete peace
Actor Arsalan Naseer discussed the transition from working a white-collar job to joining the entertainment industry, touching on how he realised along the way that neither money nor fame could bring complete peace. In an interview, Naseer detailed his journey from leaving home at the age of 11 for boarding school, to designing comics, to juggling … Read more
'Courts can't bypass law in pursuit of justice'
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that the power to do complete justice under Article 187 of the Constitution must be exercised within the framework of the Constitution and the law and cannot be used to defeat legislative intent or override mandatory statutory requirements. A three-member bench headed by FCC Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan … Read more
Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known
Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.
Nepali Flood Survivors Face Profound Loss, Pressing Needs and Murky Futures
The disaster has left countless people with little or nothing of the lives they had built, struggling with immediate survival and unsure how to rebuild.
The ‘Odyssey’ Scholar Emily Wilson, a Critic of the Movie, Is Redoing Her Translation
Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when she criticized Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film.
Iran’s supreme leader calls for domestic production, reduced reliance on dollar
US Treasury adds Iran-linked individual, Hong Kong-based company to sanctions list Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Friday that greater reliance on domestic production was the key to addressing the country’s economic problems, calling for the gradual reduction of the dollar’s prominent role in the economy. In a written message marking Iran’s Government Week, … Read more