Some of the children filmed secretly making cheap hand-rolled cigarettes, popularly known as bidis, for $1 a day look barely 10 years old.

C. Robert Cargill’s new story collection covers the globe and genres of horror from classic to modern, with ghost stories, thrillers, gore and puzzles that would be right at home on premium cable. (Image credit: Harper Voyager)

Selling betel nut is a popular way for women to earn income. But their husbands sometimes beat them or force them to hand over their earnings.

“Aquamation,” a greener form of body disposal, is gaining acceptance in America. But some groups are fighting to stop it.

The ‘Fortnite’ Pro-Am event, held during the E3 videogame show this week, brought together titans and fans of the world’s biggest game.

As the trustless, decentralized world of digital tokens expands, fraudsters, gamblers, sex workers, and drug dealers are cashing in.

Sophie Kohn writes a humor piece about a father watching his young daughter date.

After waiting a lifetime to meet her father, NPR journalist Maquita Peters finally got to know him, only to have him vanish from her life. (Image credit: Courtesy of Maquita Peters)

The country’s interior minister said someone set off a tear gas canister after a fight broke out inside the nightclub, where more than 500 people were gathered for a graduation celebration. (Image credit: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images)

The small airport allowed predominantly wealthier individuals to leave Cyprus, until it was bombed and left to decay in 1974.