Leta Hong Fincher, featured on this month's episode of "On China," is a scholar on Chinese women issues at Tsinghua University.The names of interviewees in this article have been changed to protect their privacy.

Iraq’s premier backed the Egyptian military crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi in a statement yesterday, the latest Arab leader to back the operation. Nuri Al Maliki appealed for “self-restraint” but said Baghdad

Thirty-six Islamist prisoners were killed yesterday during an attempted jailbreak, bringing to almost 800 the toll in five days of violence since Egypt moved to crush supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi. The violence comes

Qatar will become an official member of the international space club once satellite Sohail 1 is launched on August 29. The satellite will be launched from European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, between 5.30pm

The Florida Keys agency charged with keeping the island chain’s mosquito swarms at bay might become the nation’s first to use drones to spot remote breeding grounds as part of efforts to eradicate the

A historic train that has ferried tourists and residents through Northern California redwood forests for generations will resume service on Saturday after a caved-in tunnel derailed the operation earlier this year. Train owners spent

Jose Mourinho made a winning return as Chelsea manager with a 2-0 success at home to promoted Hull City in the club’s opening Premier League game yesterday. Back at Stamford Bridge after spells at

Midfielders Marco Reus and Jonas Hofmann’s late goals sealed Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 home win over Eintracht Braunschweig to leave the Champions League runners-up top of the Bundesliga yesterday.

Marc Marquez’s amazing MotoGP rookie run continued yesterday with victory in the Indianapolis Grand Prix, the Honda rider’s fourth win of his debut season. The 20-year-old Spaniard took over the lead on lap 13,

Jose Mourinho made a winning return as Chelsea manager with a 2-0 success at home to promoted Hull City in the club’s opening English Premier League game yesterday. Back at Stamford Bridge after spells at