News Headlines - 03 May 2016

What's the difference between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism? - BBC News

The UK Labour Party has been at the centre of a row over anti-Semitism, including its relationship to anti-Zionism. What do these terms actually mean?

Malia Obama to Attend Harvard, but Not Until 2017 - The New York Times

Malia Obama, the older daughter of President Obama, plans to attend Harvard University beginning in the fall of 2017, the White House announced on Sunday, waiting until her father leaves office to begin her college career.

Prince's Family Heads to Court to Settle Late Pop Star's Estate - NBC News

Nearly two weeks after pop superstar Prince died unexpectedly, his relatives filed into a Minnesota court Monday to stake their claims to an estate worth an estimated $300 million.

Bin Laden family firm sacks 50,000 workers | | The Times & The Sunday Times

As many as 50,000 foreign workers at the construction company founded by Osama bin Laden’s father have been laid off after it lost business because of public spending cuts as a result of low oil prices.

These Ghost Towns Once Thronged With Life

Isn’t it a tad creepy to be obsessed with ruins? Aude de Tocqueville doesn’t think so. For her, they hold a mysterious, poetic fascination that no living city can match. In her new book, Atlas of Lost Cities: A Travel Guide to Abandoned and Forsaken Destinations, de Tocqueville sets off on a journey of exploration to 44 places that once thronged with life but now lie dead and often buried. On the way, she discovers that, like us, cities are mortal.