Brazil’s Mafia-Run Animal Lottery Was Invincible. Online Games Changed That.
Taiza Carine da Costa got her first taste of gambling when she was just 9.Growing up in the rundown fringes of Rio de...
Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes
There seem to be no limits to the dark revelations laid bare by the downfall of Syria’s 54-year Assad regime.Prisons have emptied, exposing...
A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ
Struggling to raise funds for the restoration of his cathedral’s antique organ, a priest from St.-Flour, a small town in France’s heartland, came...
Sudan’s Military Recaptures Key City From Paramilitary Accused of Genocide
The Sudanese military recaptured a key city in Sudan’s breadbasket region on Saturday, chasing out a paramilitary group that the United States accused...
Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay
Israeli soldiers have raided Syrian border villages, prompting nervous residents to huddle in their homes. They have captured the country’s highest peak, have...
