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Two bakers in Colorado refused to sell cakes to customers. So why should one refusal be legal and the other not?

The Russian president’s opponent of choice is a thirtysomething feminist. Why?

Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, flaunts ill-gotten wealth on Instagram while the citizens live in dire poverty.

A string of armed robberies in the Midwest has led to what could be the most important case on electronic rights to go before the justices.

The Supreme Court is set to hear a blockbuster clash on privacy rights in the electronic age. It started with stolen smartphones.

Lucio Fontana, who died in 1968, was best known for his slashes on canvas. An exhibition in Milan is casting a new light on a less known part of his work that sets him at the forefront of art installation.

Moral guilt is not the same as shame. When it’s constructive, guilt can make a child feel determined to do things differently, experts say.

Roya Sadat sold her apartment, car and jewelry to make a movie that deepens the conversation on women’s rights. It’s Afghanistan’s selection for the Oscars now.

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As the big joint families splinter and younger Indians move elsewhere for work, an increasing number of older people are living alone in India.

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Once sneering and cynical about the government, middle-class, reform-minded Iranians are now backing their hard-line leaders amid a surge in patriotism.

A resurgence of Israel’s so-called Sabbath wars leads an ultra-Orthodox minister to quit on his rabbi’s orders, putting pressure on others in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet.

Victoria’s Secret and Love magazine wrestle with the issues of balancing lingerie and lasciviousness.

Parents have said their children were drugged and forced to strip. The accusations have triggered outrage across China.

Thousands of Indian sellers have shipped bedding, jewelry, kitchenware and clothing to Amazon warehouses to serve bargain-hunting Americans.

Ledecka, a 22-year-old Czech, is attempting to become the first athlete to compete in skiing and snowboarding at the Olympics.

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Susan Miller’s sweet but softhearted play finds old friends challenged when the photographer among them wants to display group images taken over 40 years.