My Conversation with Nicholas Kristof

Victim had helped Ohio man charged in 4 killings

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One of four men found slain at their homes in a small Ohio city had sought help two days earlier for the man now charged in the killings, according to police records obtained by The Associated Press. http://news.yahoo.com/victim-had-helped-ohio-man-charged-4-killings-171355435.html

​Russia halts participation in US student exchange program

  The Russian government has decided to pull out of a major student exchange program with the US. The American side apparently violated the terms and conditions, with a Russian schoolboy not returning home, having been adopted by a gay couple.         http://rt.com/politics/192212-russia-pulls-out-flex/

Russia scraps US exchange scheme, says teen put in gay couple’s care

  Moscow (AFP) – Russia has pulled out of a long-running US-funded student exchange programme, accusing the organisers of letting a teenager stay behind in the United States in the care of a gay couple.         http://news.yahoo.com/russia-scraps-us-exchange-scheme-says-teen-put-145334948.html