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As more Iranian women go without the head scarves mandated by law, efforts by the government to force businesses to promote compliance points to a growing struggle in the months ahead.

The man is believed to have been part of a Qaeda terrorist cell that was partly responsible for bombings that killed at least 376 people in Iraq in 2009 and 2010.

Athletes vow to continue a protest after a clash with the police, saying politicians are covering for an official accused of sexually harassing female wrestlers.

Turkish families got wealthy off a construction system rife with patronage. A Times investigation reveals just how fatally shaky that system was.

As international support for an independent tribunal appears to be growing, the Ukrainian leader called for “true justice” for crimes in the war.

The speaker, who warned last year that there would be no “blank check” for Ukraine, told a Russian reporter he would continue support to Kyiv against Russia’s invasion.

Just don’t expect luxury at the Prince of Wales Guesthouse, where the surrounding forest is the main draw.

The Landless Workers Movement organizes Brazil’s poor to take land from the rich. It is perhaps the largest — and most polarizing — social movement in Latin America.

An initiative featuring a computerized version of Botticelli’s Venus aims to bolster tourism, but it has been roundly mocked in Italy for using stereotypes about the country.

In a new report, a church commission looking at families and households called on society to “honor and celebrate singleness.”