In Lebanon, 1.1 Million Syrian Refugees Are Now a Fifth of the Country’s Population
There are 1.1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, with another 400,000 expected by the end of the year
At Least 47,000 Children Have Illegally Crossed the Border Since October
And tens of thousands more are expected to cross before the year’s out
When Gay Men Become Parents, Their Brains Act Like Both Straight Mothers’ And Fathers’ Brains
In the absence of a mother, gay men’s brains become blind to gender and step up to the full task of parenthood
The UN Security Council Just Officially Labeled Boko Haram Terrorists And Tied the Group to Al Qaeda
Officially deeming the group a terrorist organization gives the UN power to impose sanctions
The American Tobacco Industry’s Child Labor Problem
Children as young as 12 work America’s tobacco fields
Reports from Nigeria Say Abducted Girls Are Being Married to Their Captors, Moved Abroad
Reports from local residents say they saw mass marriages, kidnapped girls being moved out of the country
Once 2,000 Tibetan Refugees Came to Nepal Each Year; Now It’s Fewer Than 200. Why?
Nepal is caving to pressure from China to ostracize and persecute Tibetans
Hundreds of Thousands of Syrians Are Starving As the Civil War Continues
Sieges and blocked supplies are hurting Syria’s civilian population
The United Nations Just Compared North Korea to the Nazis
The U.N. Human Rights commission wants North Korean leaders to stand trial for crimes against humanity
Programmers Across the Country Are Self-Organizing to Protest NSA Surveillance
“The Day We Fight Back” campaign seeks to reform the NSA
What Prompts People to Eat Human Flesh?
Power, violence, revenge—and the heat of the moment
What’s the Conflict Over the Museum of Conflict?
The outside of the museum is almost done, but it’s the content inside that is raising concerns
George Mason: Forgotten Founder, He Conceived the Bill of Rights
This wise Virginian was a friend to four future presidents, yet he refused to sign the Constitution
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