Christian Science Monitor

The nonprofit Basirhat Initiative for Rural Dedication is breaking the silence around the exploitation of women in and near the Sundarbans.

Vladimir Putin and other world leaders alienated by the West gathered in China this week – first for an economic summit in Tianjin and then a military parade in Beijing.

The Klondike gold rush is long over, but residents of Canada’s Yukon still “pan for gold.” It’s a family business, passed down between generations.

Nine months after a long war and dictatorship, more than 2 million displaced Syrians have gone back. That desire for belonging could help the country rebuild trust and a democracy.

President Donald Trump wants to create a national ‘quick reaction force.’ Experts say his order raises legal issues around the military acting as police.

In-person schooling is better, it’s agreed. For students and teachers, the stresses of life in a war zone create even more needs that schools can help address. In-person summer programs in eastern Ukraine did just that.

The shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was the third such tragedy involving a Christian school in as many years. Security has long been top of mind at Jewish and Muslim schools; now there are growing efforts within Christian school communities to fortify their institutions.

Can a family facing disarray move forward? The new movie “A Little Prayer” offers insight and humor, leading to a touching closing scene that our film critic says moved him more than anything he’s seen all year.

Public sentiment in European countries is turning against asylum-seekers, prompting some governments to consider abrogating treaties that protect them.

In small ways, such as an art festival, and in a grand attempt to disarm militias, a diverse nation hit by war learns to restore civic dialogue and to “understand the other.”