The government says the measure, which must be signed into law by the president, will protect minors. Critics worry it will threaten free speech and privacy online.

A small group in the House of Lords proposed hundreds of amendments that helped stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.

Quebec’s ban on religious symbols — and a measure that suspends constitutional rights — are being tested in a case with far-reaching repercussions.

“Antigone” gave us the original “bad girl,” but its themes go beyond that. How do adaptations keep making Sophocles’ ideas about democracy and theater new?

Sri Lanka has kept more than 250 sailors in protective custody since the early days of the war. Iran wants them back, but Sri Lanka is unsure what to do with them.

Under a new “ethnic unity” law, Mandarin Chinese must now be the language of teaching. Parents must guide their children to love the Communist Party. Neighborhoods should be mixed.