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PSA involving female sportswriters shows nature of online harassment

In a new video by podcast and website Just Not Sports, looks specifically at the online abuse suffered by women who work in sports to show that numerous tweets they

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RS adjourned till 2 p.m. amid uproar over Uttarakhand crisis

The dismissal of the Congress government and imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand continued to stall the Rajya Sabha for a second day on Tuesday.

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Illinois lawmakers pass $600 million university stopgap

CHICAGO Illinois’ cash-starved public universities and community colleges won a temporary financial reprieve on Friday after the state legislature approved a $600 million funding plan, offering a rare break in

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Macedonian police fire tear gas at refugees on Greek border

“Faced with people who were clearly not armed and constituted no serious threat, they attacked with chemicals, with tear gas and rubber bullets”, Tsipras told reporters, blaming Macedonian police.

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NYC Board of Elections official suspended amid voting issues

“New York is really notorious in terms of having hard obstacles for voters to surmount in order to vote”, said Horner.

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EU mediators urge talks to end Macedonia’s political crisis

On Wednesday, he said the party had “buried the agreement” reached under European Union auspices last year which was aimed at resolving the two-year political crisis in the Balkans country.

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Lower US supply to underpin oil price despite talks failure

Omani oil and gas minister, Mohammed Al Rumhy, said Monday his country could help to narrow the difference between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, which scuttled plans for a crude

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One dead as violence mars third phase of Bengal polls

A CPI(M) polling agent was killed and four other party workers were injured as incidents of violence today marred polling in 62 seats in the third phase of West Bengal

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USA court rules in favor of transgender student

The ruling could impact anti-transgender laws in other states.

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AB InBev Accepts Asahi Offer For SABMiller’s European Brands

The deal – conditional on the AB InBev/SAB takeover going ahead – will mean the Japanese company also taking ownership of London’s Meantime brewery alongside SAB’s Italian, Dutch and British

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PepsiCo Joins Food Giants With Strong Profit, Weak Sales

But its adjusted earnings topped expectations.

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Boaty McBoatface tops poll of name for polar research vessel

The internet has done it again, illustrating why you can never trust the online masses to take on a serious task.

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