• Christian Mission World Vision Lays Off Contractors in Gaza After Israel Allegations

  Christian aid group World Vision has laid off about 120 contractors in the Gaza Strip following allegations by Israel that the agency's operations manager in the territory had diverted funds to the Islamist group Hamas.

  

• New York to Allow Late-Term Abortions for Health At-Risk Women

  New York will allow late-term abortions for women whose pregnancies endanger their health, a move that brings the state into federal compliance and ends decades of confusion faced by patients and providers of the procedure, state officials said.

  

• Soccer Team Plays U.S. National Anthem Early to Prevent Player Protest

  The Washington Spirit women's soccer team on Wednesday played the U.S. national anthem while players were still in their locker rooms, preventing visiting star Megan Rapinoe from continuing her protest for social equality.

  

• Girls Face Shattered Dreams as Nepal Fails to Curb Child Marriage

  Kopila Wosti was just 14 when her father married her off to a stranger who was five years older. A year later, she gave birth to a baby girl. By the time she was 20, she had three children.

  

• Britain's Best-Known Islamic Preacher Jailed for Encouraging ISIS Support

  Anjem Choudary, Britain's best-known Islamist preacher, was jailed on Tuesday for five years and six months for encouraging support for Islamic State, ending years of frustration for police who had struggled to pin charges on him