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Russian TV host and presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak pickets against sexual harassment with Amnesty International.

PHOTOS: Dispatches From International Women's Day Demonstrations Around The Globe

In Spain, millions went on a nationwide strike. In Uganda, men took over the chores from women. In South Korea, #MeToo made a show of force. Here are just a few of the dozens of events Thursday.

David Mikkelson, founder of Snopes, sits next to a doctored storm photo in 2004. Snopes debunked that image — and has uncovered many other hoaxes. But the future of one of the nation's first digital fact-checking initiatives is currently in doubt.

Who's The True Boss Of Snopes? Legal Fight Puts Fact-Check Site At Risk

The future of one of the nation's first digital fact-checking initiatives is in doubt. The site's founder says a legal battle for control of the company has led to all of its revenue being cut off.

Andrea Stanley of Valley Malt in Hadley, Mass., steeps small amounts of malt as part of the international Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day, an event meant to highlight women's growing influence on the beer industry.

Not Just The Boys' Beer Club: Female Crafters Tap Their Skills For Brew Day

Women around the U.S. joined forces to make batches of beer last week. The event is part of a global initiative to highlight women's growing influence on a traditionally male-dominated industry.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions (left) speaks while Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listens during a summit at the Justice Department on Feb. 2 in Washington, D.C., to discuss efforts to combat human trafficking.

In His First Year As Attorney General, Sessions Transforms Justice In Key Ways

In one year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has managed to transform the Justice Department in the areas of civil rights, immigration and drug policy.

Also: A recount is expected in Atlanta's mayoral election; a plot is reportedly thwarted to kill the U.K. prime minister; and the federal government will partly close unless a spending bill passes.

People crowd into a church in the town of Henganofi in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea for a meeting to end violence resulting from sorcery accusations. In the Eastern Highlands, the accusation of sorcery is a vigilante's rallying cry. Nationally, it's believed to be responsible for dozens of deaths every year.

In Papua New Guinea's Sorcery Wars, A Peacemaker Takes On Her Toughest Case

In the Eastern Highlands, the accusation of sorcery is a vigilante's rallying cry. Such accusations often lead to violence and are believed to be responsible for dozens of deaths every year.

Inauguration Day protesters left behind signs, but authorities said they also left a trail of destruction from rioting. A jury disagreed in the first trial over the demonstrations.

Jury Finds First Batch Of Inauguration Protesters Not Guilty Of Riot Charges

More than 180 demonstrators face trial over protests on Jan. 20. The first six defendants have been found not guilty in a verdict that could have implications for prosecutors' strategies.

Midwife trainees deliver a baby at the Juba Teaching Hospital in South Sudan.

New Guidelines Establish The Rights Of Women When Giving Birth

To reduce unnecessary medical interventions in childbirth and respect the woman's wishes, the World Health Organization sets standards in a report.

Chickens are carried through a poultry slaughterhouse on mechanical arms.

USDA Denies Poultry Industry's Request To Speed Up The Slaughter Line

The National Chicken Council says a faster line speed would increase efficiency and modernize systems. Food safety advocates are calling the move a victory for both workers and consumers.

LBJ Shares The Spotlight — Finally — In 'Building The Great Society'

Lyndon Baines Johnson was an outsize character who gets a lot of credit for his adminstration's successes — but he didn't do it alone, and Joshua Zeitz' new book looks at his most influential aides.

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