* Armed gunmen storm Pakistan's busiest airport, throwing grenades and shooting government security forces. * Online bookseller for the Middle East to open a banned books section. * New season of Orange Is the New Black sparks "Humanity Is the New Black" campaign to improve conditions at the show&
* On the 60th anniversary of D-Day, photographs of sites then and now. * German exports rise, its industrial output increases, and its growth forecast gets a boost. * Many laundry-solving tech startups are, like many other tech startups, competitive, self-deluding, and douchey. * Inside the world of New York City&
* China bulldozes mountains to create new business zones, wreaking environmental havoc. * Related: By staying silent over Tiananmen Square, China has assured the event's place in history. * All but 60 of Israel’s 273 original collective farms have abandoned socialism to become serious businesses. * Britain's main streets
* The Hubble telescope has captured the most comprehensive image of the universe, and it looks like a jewel box. * Germany remains the most positively viewed country, while Russia trails Israel, Pakistan, Iran, and North Korea in negative perceptions. * Tiananmen Square through the years. * Some lucky government employees in Sweden are
* Seven weeks after the kidnapping, Nigerian police ban peaceful "Bring Back Our Girls" protests in the capital. * Astronomers discover two new exoplanets, raising new hopes in the search for extraterrestrial life. * Obama's decision to exchange five Guantànamo prisoners for Bowe Bergdahl marks slight progress in his
* Obama moves to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants by 30% by 2030. * Nearly 800 Iraqis were killed in May, making it 2014's deadliest month yet, reflecting a surge in sectarian violence. * Dozens arrested in China to keep from commemorating this week’s 25th anniversary of the
* BBC tracks public sentiment and key political events as Scotland prepares to vote on independence. * Mexican newspaper Más Por Más prints news stories on towels in bathrooms to drive traffic to its website. * St. Mary's Church found to be the most ambiguous term on Wikipedia, followed by Communist
* There was nothing in Rodger's background that would have prevented him from being able to buy a gun. * In the wake of the Santa Barbara shootings, women create a website aggregating articles showing what happens "When Women Refuse." * One reason men were surprised by the #YesAllWomen
* Following the Elliot Rodger shootings, American women organize "Yes All Women" movement to expose harassment and mistreatment. * Short French film reimagines life in a society dominated by women who act like contemporary men. * Customers at the 9/11 museum gift shop explain what their purchases mean to them.
* Why US junk-food brands should stop targeting young people of color: disproportionate rates of diet-related disease. * Non-whites are more likely to breathe foul air than whites, even after correcting for income, according to a recent study. * A Syrian children's magazine publishes stories about "anger
