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Arpaio sits on a folding chair in a gym
Justice
What you need to know about the criminal case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Chinese believers take part in a weekend liturgy at an underground Catholic church in the city of Tianjin on Nov. 10, 2013.
Religion
China’s atheist leaders issue some striking new rules on religion
Syrian army soldiers and civilians inspect the damage after explosions hit the Syrian city of Tartous. ISIS was blamed for this attack in May 2016.
Conflict
How ISIS adapts and innovates on the battlefield
Venezuelan cartoonist-in-exile Rayma Suprani turns the Mexican immigrants rhetoric of Donald Trump on its head.
Arts
A Venezuelan cartoonist forced into exile still draws the repression back home
A police officer stands guard in front of the main entrance of French television network. The network is now believed to have been hacked by a Russian group linked to the hackers who have leaked emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Conflict
The Russian hackers going after Clinton also tried to destroy a French TV network
happy refugee girl
Justice
The best and worst countries to be a girl
For the Jewish ritual of Kaparot, a person's sins are symbolically transferred to a chicken, and then the chicken is slaughtered.
Religion
My sins are cleared for the year, but the chicken wasn’t so lucky
Turkish-American composer and musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol is pictured here.
Music
Explaining Muslim diversity through music
Women chant slogans during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan
Global Politics
For a generation of Afghan women, US foreign policy changed everything