Democracy
Pakistan abortion hotline sparks controversy
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The June launch of a Pakistani birth-control hotline has garnered a mixed bag of praise, skepticism, and condemnation from medical and religious leaders in the country.
Science
Engineer paints it blacker than black
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This Purdue University electrical and computer engineering professor is undoubtedly running in the black, due to his creation of a blacker-than-black metamaterial that absorbs virtually all light.
Science
Scientist studies sound sleepers, spindles
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A study conducted by Harvard neurologist Jeffrey Ellenbogen examines the makings of a sound sleeper.
Culture
Beijing puts the ‘work’ in workout
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Compulsory workplace exercise has returned to Beijing after a three-year hiatus.
Science
Researchers on track to prevent train wrecks
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A team of European and Israeli scientists is devising an electromagnetic sensing system that could serve as an early-warning mechanism for natural disasters that currently cause trains to derail.
Democracy
Swiss party seeks to expel foreign criminals
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Swiss voters in November will decide whether to activate a right-wing proposal to deport all foreign criminals in the country.
Democracy
By God, Australia’s PM is an atheist
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While “God bless America” is a seemingly requisite speech-closer for politicians in the United States, citizens Down Under just elected their first atheist prime minister.
Democracy
‘Conservative feminism’ trademark of election rhetoric
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The term “feminist” has been preceded by countless qualifiers since its debut in France in the late 1800’s, but leading up to the November 2010 midterm elections, it has been paired increasingly with a word many believe to be its antithesis: conservative.
Democracy
‘Secrecy Bill’ debated in South Africa
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The Protection of Information bill would allow government officials to classify information as secretive, in order to ensure national security and to prevent espionage. Journalists or citizens caught disseminating classified information could face up to 25 years in prison.
Democracy
France hardly alone on burqa ban
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On July 18, Syria ‘s Education Ministry announced a ban on niqabs in all of the country’s public and private universities.