Female sterilization policy in India is about to change

This is what family planning in India often looks like: Women in their 20s, mostly farmers’ wives, gather at dawn on the stairs of a district hospital. Hours later, a surgeon arrives. His time is short. He asks the women to sit in a row…

Samsung to sell new virtual reality camera in 2016

With competition continuing to heat up in the handset market, Samsung Electronics is relying heavily on virtual reality to help distinguish its smartphones.The South Korean manufacturer, which is the world’s largest phone maker by…

IS claims responsibility for bomb attacks in Homs, Syria

The Islamic State group says it carried out bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus and the city of Homs, which left at least 140 people dead.Four blasts in the southern Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab killed at least 83…

The Next Dangerous Move in Libya

The Islamic State is growing in Libya. But to fight it, the Libyan state has to be resurrected. Critical moves are expected in the next few days and weeks.Almost every day brings a different European leader calling for military…

Clashes between Derna Shura Council and IS renew

Fresh clashes broke out in Derna city between the city’s Shura Council fighters and IS militants, who lost one fighter, Hamid Abdelsalam, in Al-Wadi street area, sources reported.The source added that Derna city’s Shura fighters…