Vladimir Putin, especially these days, is widely reviled. To some he’s a war criminal, to others he’s a dictator, and to many he’s simply a very bad man. But it wasn’t always this way. We trawled through video footage from 20 years of international summits, speeches and news conferences and discovered a man who once…… Read More
Akayed Ullah, the man suspected of trying to bomb New York City’s Port Authority, had no criminal record in Bangladesh and last visited his home country in September, Bangladesh’s police chief told Reuters on Monday. Inspector General of Police A K M Shahidul Hoque said the information was based on the man’s passport number. The…… Read More
In February 2016, photographer Luca Locatelli traveled to Mecca and Medina during umrah, a minor pilgrimage that can be made for much of the year. He received permission from the Saudi Arabian authorities to document the trip. Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/2ahmvyY Directed by Luca Locatelli. Produced by Jenna Pirog, Graham Roberts, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Evan…… Read More
A photojournalist who covered last year’s deadly collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh draws connections to New York from clothing labels he found in the rubble. Produced by Ismail Ferdous and Nathan Fitch Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1gBusJT Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video ————————————————————— Want more from The New…… Read More
Even as India modernizes, witchcraft accusations are common, leading to the murders of over 2,000 people, mostly women, in the last 15 years. One woman in Assam State in the country’s northeast is confronting accusers and demanding government action. Grab the embed code for this video at Times Video: http://nyti.ms/1Q0gdyV Produced by: VIKRAM SINGH Read…… Read More