The UK government holds millions of old files that have been withheld from publication, apparently illegally. Some of these files go back to the 17th century.

France is considering a wide range of laws to give women social equality.

The Turkish government has prohibited offering first aid to injured protesters.

A widely used pesticide makes bumblebees smaller, which tends to harm colony survival.

A Syrian government photographer defected with his photos, which showed 11,000 prisoners' corpses that appeared to have been tortured as well as killed.