WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education today released a comprehensive set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on schools’ and districts’ responsibilities under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) in the context of school safety. from ED News http://bit.ly/2I9gCos
West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel is charged by the International Cricket Council for breaching its code of conduct during the third Test against England. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GCZDIO
Footage shows security agents chasing protesters, beating them and dragging them to secret detention centres. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2X1oE5Z
When a Malaysian town was inundated with foreign plastic waste, a group of villagers decided to fight back. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GH9opd
Cameron Kasky was a leader of the youth movement against gun control after the Parkland school massacre. Eventually the strain caught up with him. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2E5tMi0
The mapping organisation's craft will collect images and data for businesses and organisations to use. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2SFCsEa
The landmark review also recommended the BBC should do more to share its technical and digital expertise. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2SsAirS
As taxi drivers face the prospect of extra criminal checks, one woman tells of being assaulted by her driver. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2SGU2HT
Some women in Japan are moving away from the custom of giving 'obligation chocolates' to male colleagues. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Gp2h5k
Britain does not face a choice between Prime Minister Theresa May's deal or a significant delay to Brexit, Brexit minister Steve Barclay said on Wednesday, adding reported comments by a senior Brexit negotiator did not reflect government position. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2tlNWhA
Thailand's election commission said on Wednesday it is seeking the disqualification of a party that nominated a princess for prime minister, in what would be a set-back for the opposition loyal to ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GDtz7v
The head of Britain's MI6 foreign spy service is expected to stay on beyond his retirement date this year to guide the intelligence agency through the post-Brexit period, The Times newspaper reported. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TNyiXZ
Thailand's election commission is to ask the constitutional court to consider dissolving the Thai Raksa Chart party, which nominated a princess to run for prime minister. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SKB8Qh
South Korea's presidential Blue House pushed back on Wednesday against comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that suggested Seoul had agreed to pay $500 million more toward maintaining U.S. troops in the country. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2UUmd3h
A young couple with matching expressions stare nervously into the camera with deep brown eyes. He, a Vietnamese student, has just met the love of his life. She, a North Korean, is forbidden to love him back. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SNewhY
U.S. allies will use the opportunity of Patrick Shanahan's first NATO ministers meeting this week to see whether the acting defense secretary will be as supportive of the military alliance as his predecessor was, defense officials and experts said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2E7xjN2
Australia will reopen a controversial detention center for asylum seekers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday after an embarrassing defeat in parliament that allows migrants in offshore camps to receive medical care in the country. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DDItYu