Corinne PurtillMay 9, 2013 06:03

LONDON — In the deepening investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, federal officials have reportedly found copies of the Al Qaeda magazine Inspire and other extremist materials on a computer belonging to Katherine Russell, the widow of suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. If these reports are true, and if this case took place in the UK, no other evidence would be needed to arrest and prosecute Russell, 24.

Stephen Hawking confirms he is boycotting Israel conference: report

Noga Tarnopolsky and News DeskMay 8, 2013 06:55

Reports stir confusion over Stephen Hawking's cancellation of an appearance at a conference in Israel.

Young and restless in Ivory Coast

Aaron RossMay 8, 2013 06:18

ABIDJAN — On a searing Monday morning, Okaiconi Abe Cyrcille takes shelter from the sun against the wall of a ramshackle residence in Abobo, an impoverished district of Ivory Coast’s commercial capital. A high school dropout, Cyrcille, 24, has never held a job. And by the sound of it, he doesn’t plan to anytime soon.

Will a decades-old poisoning case be the next US-China flashpoint?

Benjamin CarlsonMay 6, 2013 14:01

HONG KONG — Demands for justice in China have just landed on the White House's doorstep. Over the last several days, Chinese social media have exploded with debate about the unsolved case of Zhu Ling, a pretty, gifted student who was poisoned at Tsinghua University in 1995. Zhu survived, but has been left paralyzed, brain-damaged, and mostly blind.

Dragon King dinosaur fossils found in northwest China declared a new species

Alexander BesantMay 4, 2013 17:22

JOHANNESBURG — A dinosaur fossil uncovered in China in 2006 has been declared a new meat-eating species not previously discovered.

GlobalPost announces foundation-supported initiative to fund 27 fellowships for young journalists in under-reported parts of the world

Charlie SennottMay 1, 2013 15:25

BOSTON, MA– May 1, 2013 – The world news site GlobalPost announced today a foundation-supported initiative that will fund 27 fellowships for top, young reporters in Myanmar as well as Libya, Nigeria, India and other under-reported corners of the world.

Samantha StainburnApril 30, 2013 20:36

New York elementary school adopts all-vegetarian menu

A public elementary school in Flushing, Queens, has become the first school in New York to adopt an all-vegetarian menu at the school cafeteria.

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Vegetables on sale at a market. (David Silverman/Getty Images)

"It's green so it can make your eyes better, and it can also help your muscles to become stronger, and it also has a lot of protein, not a lot of sugar,” a student said to NY1.

Ohio student hospitalized after shooting himself in a classroom

Talia RalphApril 29, 2013 10:35

A high school in Cincinnati, Ohio was put on lockdown Monday after a student shot himself in a classroom.

20,000 students sue California schools over English Instruction

Amy SilversteinApril 24, 2013 17:32

"These kids are not getting the differentiated learning they're supposed to be getting."

South Korea’s household debt-to-income ratio hits 9-year high

Geoffrey Cain and Samantha StainburnApril 24, 2013 11:00

SEOUL — Much of the growing household debt burden in South Korea owes to skyrocketing cost of attending universities and after-school academies, along with the intense pressure for young Korean couples to take out mortgages for apartments at premium prices despite an oversupply of rooms.