Son: Briton, 74, may not survive Saudi’s lashings over illicit wine
The crime is related to homemade wine.
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Out of the cave and onto Facebook – the life of a modern hermit
Like any good hermit Rachel Denton rises early in the morning to tend to her vegetable garden, feed her chickens, and pray.
Female genital mutilation: Why Egyptian girls fear the summer
Summer days: They're what childhood memories are made of, glorious afternoons of unchecked freedom to frolic with friends in the sun, unshackled from the earthly obligations of a math class that never seemed further away.
Nanjing Sifang Art Park: An architectural wonderland hidden in a Chinese forest
In 2003, nearly two dozen of the biggest names in international and Chinese architecture were invited to this bamboo-clad patch of mountain on the outskirts of the ancient Chinese capital of Nanjing.
Are dating apps killing romance?
Historian and TV presenter Lucy Worsley has said romance is dying because it has become "too easy" to meet new people via dating apps and the net.
‘Hundreds’ of Yazidi women killing themselves in ISIS captivity
"Hello?" The voice is muffled, crackly, and barely audible, but the caller's desperation is clear: "Our situation is very bad and cannot get any worse."
Flush with jobs — and potential workers — Germany is stymied by this cultural quirk
There is no shortage of jokes about the German language.
Beware harming your ‘personal brand’ on social media
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that on August 27th, “1 in 7 people on earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and family” -- which means about 1 billion people in a single day.
n China, grassy fashion trend sprouts on people’s heads
Sprouts, grass, and flowers are blossoming from Chinese people's heads -- and nobody quite knows why.
New Zealand bans young adult novel; first book ban in 22 years
New Zealand has banned its first book in 22 years after an award-winning New Zealand author's novel was criticized for its offensive language and gratuitous sexual imagery.
