London's Big Ben To Go Silent For Repairs
Next year, the bell at London's landmark clock will not toll the hours for a few months while repairs are made. It's only the third period of silence in the past 157 years.
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India Will Require 'Panic Button' On Cellphones To Report Assault
By 2017, all new mobile phones will have to be able to send out a distress call. It is part of an initiative to centralize India's emergency response system — and to address violence against women.
The Improvisational Surgeon: Cardboard Casts, No Power, Patients Galore
A new report says 5 billion people lack access to even the most basic surgical care. Why is surgery ignored in the global health landscape?
British Inquest Finds Police At Fault For Hillsborough Soccer Stadium Disaster
An inquest into the deaths of 96 soccer fans in a British sports stadium has concluded that faulty policing was responsible. The supporters of Liverpool Football Club were crushed to death during a game in 1989. Their relatives had to fight for nearly 30 years to overcome a police cover-up, which included allegations that the fans themselves were to blame for the disaster.
'Reuters' Reporter Explores Life In Chernobyl 30 Years After Nuclear Disaster
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Matthias Williams, chief Ukraine correspondent for Reuters, about what Chernobyl is like today 30 years after the nuclear power plant exploded.
For Journalists In Russia, 'No One Really Knows What Is Allowed'
Media companies in Russia aren't sure how far they can go without risking government reprisals. But even in such an uncertain climate, many independent news outlets have resisted censoring themselves.
'Dentist Of Horror' Gets 8 Years For Harming Patients In France
Jacobus Van Nierop performed "useless and painful procedures" on more than 100 people in a rural French town, the prosecutor argued. He won't be practicing dentistry again.
Editor Of Bangladesh's Only LGBT Magazine Is Hacked To Death
The killings of gay rights activist Xulhaz Mannan and his friend are the latest in a recent string of grisly attacks in the country.
Australian Refugee Detention Center Is Declared Illegal By Papua New Guinea Court
In their order, the judges said Australia and Papua New Guinea must "take all steps necessary" to stop the "unconstitutional and illegal detention of the asylum seekers."
People Who Are HIV-Positive May Be Aging Faster Than Their Peers
A study finds that HIV infection — or the treatment for it — can have an impact on the way the body ages.