Judge Sends 11 Afghan Policemen To Prison Over Mob Killing Of Woman Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Judge Sends 11 Afghan Policemen To Prison Over Mob Killing Of Woman The case of Farkhunda has prompted outcry over violence against women in the country. It has resulted in rare sentences. Eight police officers implicated in the case were released. Read this story Conservative, Catholic Ireland Votes On Same-Sex Marriage In every country where same-sex marriage has been legalized, it was brought about by lawmakers or the courts. On Friday, Ireland could become the first country to make it legal by the ballot box. Read this story Longtime 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoonist Announces He's Quitting "I will no longer be Charlie Hebdo, but I will always be Charlie," says Renald Luzier, the cartoonist known as Luz. Read this story They're Going Door To Door In The Amazon To See Why People Get Sick In one of the most remote parts of the Peruvian Amazon, researchers are in the midst of an extensive health census. The study could be key to figuring out the impact of mercury used in illegal mining. Read this story Urban Farmers Say It's Time They Got Their Own Research Farms The University of the District of Columbia is the one land-grant university in the U.S. with an urban focus. It's fostering studies on growing food in raised beds, hoop houses and shipping containers. Read this story more news stories

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