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Flowers rest outside of the canceled Astroworld festival at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on Saturday. The crowd surge that killed eight people calls to mind other concerts and music festivals that turned deadly in recent decades.

Astroworld Festival joins a list of historical concert tragedies

Astroworld Festival calls to mind other rare but traumatic incidents at concerts and festivals throughout the last half-century. Here's a timeline of those tragedies.

The Taliban give back some rights to women, but it may be all a political strategy

Leila Fadel speaks to TRT World Correspondent Soraya Lennie about the latest developments in Afghanistan on the rights of girls and women to return to school.

Apple last week unveiled new features aimed at combating child sex abuse. The changes are being celebrated by families of sexual abuse survivors. But privacy advocates are fighting to stop it.

Survivors Laud Apple's New Tool To Spot Child Sex Abuse But The Backlash Is Growing

Apple's new feature to fight child sexual abuse is encouraging to families of survivors. But privacy advocates are trying to convince Apple to drop its plans, fearing they could lead to surveillance.

Eliza Chikoti, 24, is a mentor to high school girls in Malawi. She is helping girls through their personal problems amid the pandemic — and encouraging them to stay in school.

Girls, Has The Pandemic Made You Think Of Quitting School? Call Your Mentor

In Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, counselors guide girls as they face tough choices during the coronavirus crisis — from giving up on their education to opting for early marriage.

Britney Spears, seen here at an awards event in April 2018, has renewed the debate over conservatorships, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing support for the pop star.

From Ted Cruz To Elizabeth Warren, There's A Bipartisan Push To #FreeBritney

Congressional lawmakers of all political stripes have shared their support for the pop star, who continues a legal fight against her 13-year conservatorship.

A U.S. Forest Service photograph shows the Ranch Fire shortly after it was discovered. Investigators say they've linked the blaze and others to Gary Maynard, a former college professor.

A Former College Professor Accused Of Serial Arson Is Denied Bail In California

"Where [Gary] Maynard went, fires started. Not just once, but over and over again," the government said in a court memorandum.

A worker at Thinova Magnet Co. Ltd. puts rare earth magnets into a press at a factory in Zhejiang province.

China's Economy Bounces Back As Pandemic Is Brought Under Control

With the coronavirus pandemic still raging globally, China will be the only major economy in the world to post positive growth this year.

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus Julie Fisher about the migrant crisis along the Belarus-Poland border.

On a tour of Africa, Blinken used his stop in Nigeria to put more pressure on Sudan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Nigeria, the second stop on his three-nation Africa tour. He took the opportunity at a news conference to send a warning to Sudan's military rulers.

Outside the stately Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., it's hard to tell the republic has fallen. But inside, the staircases are dark, the hallways quiet and the offices empty.

In Washington, the last employees at the Afghan Embassy work until the lights go off

The embassy in Washington, D.C., was once a symbol of a new Afghanistan. Now, the few staffers left refuse to serve the Taliban and are racing to help as many refugees as they can.

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