More women pause before rushing into marriage. Historically, the institution represented women's only path for financial security, but social and economic pressures have subsided in advanced economies. Research studies along with cultural and demographic trends support decisions to delay...
Singular happiness: Single American women enjoy an evening out, while one in seven Japanese women remain single
NEW YORK: Evidence concerning the state of marriage strongly suggests that women should give serious thought before making the momentous...
The Turkish government is said to be blaming a self-exiled religious leader for a July 15 coup attempt and targeting his supporters in the military, judiciary and education systems. Fethullah Gulen lives in Pennsylvania and denies having a role in the coup attempt. “A former ally-turned critic of...
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.
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President Shimon Peres and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mahmoud Abbas accepted an invitation from the leader of the world’s Catholics to participate in peace talks at the Vatican. Many remain skeptical that a “prayer for peace” will have significant impact on a long and bitter...
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Homelessness is a mark of failure for communities in providing basic security. Based on national reports, about 2 percent of the world’s population may be homeless. Another 20 percent lacks adequate housing, reports demographer Joseph Chamie. Such statistics come with a caveat. Obtaining accurate...
Under the open sky: Increasing numbers of people are homeless, in both wealthy and poor cities, from Russia to India
NOTE: This article was updated on 21 January 2020 to include the specific cautionary note from the OECD on using the data for...
Hong Kong protests continue after seven months, bringing scrutiny to the territory’s relationship with China and the promises for semi-autonomy through 2047. Disagreement between protesters and the Hong Kong government is not a local issue, but a “complicated geopolitical issue involving great...
Both the United States and Iran must contend with polarized politics. Yet large majorities of Iranians and Americans do not support Iran’s development of nuclear capability for military purposes and do not want to start a war over the issue. An attack on Iran’s nuclear program, which it insists is...
Time for a deal: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Yukiya Amano (left) with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Said Jalilim (top); Iranian students protest in Tehran
BLOOMINGTON: Addressing reporters at the Fifth Democracy Forum in Bali...
Chinese-US tensions are escalating as a global battle emerges over controlling the narrative on responsibility for the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus emerged in Wuhan in November 2019, but Chinese officials delayed reports and punished doctors who raised alarm. As the virus spread, China distributed...
Battle of narrative: A grateful Serbia thanks “Brother Xi” for China’s Covid-19 help, and the US government blames the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese research lab, for releasing the virus (Source: Djordje Kojadinovic/Reuters; AFP)
SEOUL: On...
Some foreign policy analysts criticized US President Donald Trump for pursuing a denuclearization agreement with North Korea soon after withdrawing from a 2015 agreement aimed at slowing Iran’s nuclear-weapons program. Iran and North Korea have a shared history of nuclear proliferation, writes...
Bonding on WMD: File photo of August 2013 meeting of North Korea’s titular President Kim Yong-Nam and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and a portrait of founding leaders of Syria and North Korean regimes, Hafez al-Assad and Kim Il Sung
PARIS: Syria...
