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A former policeman suspected of being the serial killer behind some of France’s oldest unsolved cases has been found dead after 35 years of dodging arrest, just as police were closing in on his identity. Francois Vérove, 59, committed suicide

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose brash and authoritarian style has upended governance in the country, said that he intends to retire from politics, indicating he won’t seek the vice presidency next year.

Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi’s widow on Friday questioned US President Joe Biden’s commitment to hold the kingdom accountable three years after the writer’s brutal murder. Marking the anniversary, Hatice Cengiz traveled to Washington for a demonstration outside the Saudi embassy

Health Ministry issues urgent warning against substance which led to death this week of 31-year-old Haifa resident

There’s a campaign for the government to set the legal age of marriage at 21 instead of 18. A lot of young women are in favor. But there’s also concern that it could backfire. (Image credit: Rafiq Maqbool/AP)

Jeanine Menze was discouraged from pursuing her dream to fly planes when she didn’t see any women of color in the field. Then she met La’Shanda Holmes. “When I met you, I saw myself,” Menze told her. (Image credit: Jennifer

Abortion rights hang in the balance, as advocates rally across the country  NPR DOJ Lays Out Cruelty Of Texas Abortion Law In Federal Court Hearing  MSNBC A Judge Asked Why Texas Didn’t Enforce Its Own Abortion Ban If It’s “Confident” The Law

Women’s March is helping put on Saturday’s protests against Texas’ restrictive abortion law, with a flagship march to the Supreme Court planned in Washington, D.C. (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he was retiring from politics, as he declined to enter the vice presidential race for next year’s election. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go from Duterte’s PDP-Laban party, said he was running

By Lisa Barrington and Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – Qataris began voting on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state’s first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council in a vote that has stirred domestic debate about electoral inclusion