The New York Times Magazine on Sunday will publish a special issue on international womens rights. The cover story is an excerpt from Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and former Times correspondent Sheryl WuDunns book “Half the Sky Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” which will be published in September. In the book, Kristof and [...]

“President Obamas push to reenergize the fight against the AIDS epidemic in the United States led to concern that he was going to allow U.S. global leadership in fighting the disease to languish,” a Washington Post editorial says, adding, “Those fears ought to be calmed after Mr. Obamas announcement Tuesday of an initiative that will [...]