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Google's White Male-Heavy Staff Underlines Tech's Diversity Problem

After years of stalling, Google released a demographic breakdown of its staff that shows the company as 70 percent male and 61 percent white.

Trucks packed with criminals and suspects are seen during a mass sentencing rally at a stadium in Yili, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

55 Convicted In Public Trial In China's Northwest

The "sentencing rally," which occurred in a sports stadium before a crowd of 7,000, is reminiscent of the open-air trials of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 70s.

Muslim Rohingya women are pictured at the Thae Chaung camp for internally displaced people in Sittwe, Myanmar, on April 22. The stateless Rohingya in western Myanmar have been confined to the camps since violence erupted with majority Buddhists in 2012. The camps rely on international aid agencies, but still lack adequate food and health care.

In Buddhist-Majority Myanmar, Muslim Minority Gets Pushed To The Margins

As Myanmar has opened up its political system, it has unleashed long suppressed tensions. The Rohingya Muslims have been hard hit, with many driven from their homes and now confined to camps.

Lysley Tenorio, author of the 2014 One Book, One San Diego selection "Monstress."

One Book, One San Diego 2014 Selection: Lysley Tenorio's 'Monstress'

Author of the "One Book One San Diego" pick, San Diego native Lysley Tenorio talks about his collection of short stories called "Monstress."

Chinese mourners placed flowers and lit candles at the scene of an attack last week that killed 39 people in the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi. When people used social media to call for a protest, authorities tried to break up the gathering.

With A Heavy Hand, Chinese Authorities Crack Down On Mourners

After a terror attack in northwestern China, mourners left flowers at the scene and a social media site called for an evening protest. The government saw this as a threat and acted accordingly.

Mourners In China Hold Vigils For Urumqi Victims

Security was heightened in Urumqi in China a day after a deadly attack in a market. Men in SUVs crashed into people and tossed explosives, killing at least 31. No group has claimed responsibility.

NPR To End 'Tell Me More,' Eliminate 28 Positions

The moves come as part of the network's effort to close this year's $7 million budget gap. Tell Me More host Michel Martin will remain with NPR.

A pro-Russia protester in Ukraine sets on fire an effigy of Stepan Bandera, on April 6 in the eastern city of Donetsk. Though he died more than a half-century ago, Bandera remains a deeply divisive figure in the current crisis in Ukraine.

Hero Or Villian? Historical Ukrainian Figure Symbolizes Today's Feud

More than a half-century after his death, Stepan Bandera is a deeply divisive figure in the current battle. Ukrainian nationalists put up posters of him while pro-Russian separatists burn his effigy.

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov on Instagram.

The Secret Players In The Russia-Ukraine Game

Is the Chechen military fighting for Russia in Ukraine? If so, these covert operations could have significant and dangerous consequences.

Arab-Israeli children ride in a float during an annual march for Virgin Mary in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on May 11. Arab Christians don't mix much with migrant or Russian Christians.

Unity Is A Difficult Mission For Christians In Israel

In Israel, Christians make up just 2 percent of the population. Their numbers are rising with a steady surge of African and Filipino migrants, but a shared faith isn't bringing them together.

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