Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest bid to make them subject to draft
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday to protest emerging legislation that could end their sweeping exemption from military service.
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Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday to protest emerging legislation that could end their sweeping exemption from military service.
Saudi women activists have petitioned the country's consultative council to back a demand to curb the "absolute authority'' of male guardians over women in the ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom.
The world’s largest bitcoin exchange has suspended trading amid rumours of the theft of 744,000 BTC - worth around £251m.
Russia's government has designed new rules to combat fake degrees and dissertations.
Ukraine is beset by political turmoil the likes of which it hasn't seen in almost a decade.
Originally derided as a pricey niche product for geeks, tablet computers have become so common that supermarkets are now selling their own brands, pushing out low-cost rivals.
When listening to feedback on the Simpa Solar Home System in Mathura, India, one man told me: "If this product had been around six years ago, my son would still have a mother."
A promising way to stop a deadly disease, or an uncomfortable step toward what one leading ethicist called eugenics?
People who feel intimidated by math may be less able to understand messages about genetically modified foods and other health-related information, according to researchers.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against ITT Educational Services, accusing the large for-profit higher education company of engaging in predatory lending and other abusive practices.