In Theravada Buddhism, ordaining to be a monk and donating the merit thus gained is one of the greatest honors that a person can give to another - in this case to the Navy SEAL officer, who died.
Sexual violence, a staple of war, has long been absent from international criminal law’s charge sheets.
Vaccines need to be kept cold to remain effective. A lack of power in remote areas makes this difficult, reducing the reach of the life-saving pharmaceuticals.
We used the latest techniques from artificial intelligence to study how support for or opposition to a piece of fake news can spread within a social network.
A giant detector at the South Pole has observed a neutrino from a black hole in a distant galaxy for the first time.
It should not come as a surprise if the rupiah touches the Rp15,000 level by the end of the year.
Few believed they would see an end to two decades of hostility between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
North Korea's infrastructure is in dire need of expansion and modernisation. This is where the South can help.
Two years after the Brexit referendum, Cabinet members apparently agreed on the country's vision for its future relationship with the EU. But it has already led to a flurry of resignations.
Indonesia has long been held up as a model of democratic transition in the Muslim world. This view of the country now needs rethinking.
Newly proposed 'controlled centres' in the EU must not breach migrants' human rights.
Cape Town faced down "Day Zero" earlier this year, but that doesn't mean its water system is resilient. Other cities should also take note.
