Threats and protests keep Rushdie from the Jaipur Literary Festival -- just the latest assault on Indian freedoms

An HBO documentary shows how a horrifying spectacle was achieved with a few poorly trained men and some AK-47s

Poetry for the age of globalization, a Thomas Friedman koan.

What the cars we buy say about our society.

The "4% Percent Challenge" seeks to raise the visibility of women directors and it's taking Hollywood by storm

Accusations of financial misconduct, sex abuse scandals: The dark history of Elizabeth Gilbert's yoga mentor

My sappy Thanksgiving post got more serious as I watched the Mumbai tragedy unfold.

Vaseline's new Facebook app marks a shift away from the shame of "fairness" creams

Sen. Claire McCaskill chided Hillary Clinton for talking disrespectfully about people in states who voted for Trump

Are sex-segregated commuter trains the answer to India's gender relations problems?

Chaos in Egypt spills over into travel hub as thousands of foreigners look for a way out of the embattled country

Katherine Boo on India's crushing poverty and corruption, laid out in her acclaimed "Behind the Beautiful Forevers"

In the wake of a 23-year-old's brutal rape and murder, a look at some of the country's antiquated safety measures

He was the only man to win the grand prize on India's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" And though he wasn't a slumdog, he has now devoted his life to helping impoverished children.