Kal Penn

Saudi women drivers

Soon women in Saudi Arabia may be driving — as long as they don’t wear makeup

Global Scan

Saudi Arabia has been criticized for years for refusing to allow women to drive in the kingdom. That ban may soon be lifted — though the change comes with some fine print. Meanwhile, leaked documents reveal how IKEA avoids paying corporate taxes. And the Miss Uganda competition takes an agricultural turn. Those stories and more, in today’s Global Scan.

Kal Penn and Mischa Barton filming a scene from "Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain."

A star-studded movie depicts the worst industrial disaster in history

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