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Kabul To Set Penalties For Subculture of Boy Sex Slaves
Afghanistan is finally set to outlaw the sick 'bacha bazi' practice that sees young boys dressed up as women and...
Iraqi Ex-Soldier In German Court Over Beheaded IS Jihadist Photos
A Berlin court on Wednesday began hearing a case against a former Iraqi soldier charged with war crimes after he...
Yemen President Says $10 Bn Saudi Aid For Reconstruction
Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has earmarked $10 billion in aid for the...
Myanmar Security Forces Probe Rohingya Prison Deaths
Myanmar's security forces are investigating the deaths of eight Rohingya in custody who were among hundreds arrested...
Myanmar Makes Record Seizures of Illegal Timber
Myanmar seized a record amount of illegal timber this financial year as part of a government clampdown to protect the...
China Offers Huge Anti-Terror Awards In Xinjiang
China has created a 100 million yuan ($14.5 million) fund for "anti-terrorism" awards in a violence-wracked part of the...
President of Azerbaijan Appoints His Wife As First Vice-President
President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has appointed his wife as first Vice-President of the country. The announcement...
Germany To Send Home More Rejected Asylum Seekers
Germany will speed up expulsions of rejected asylum seekers under measures agreed by Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet...
Ramos Presents UEFA Donation To ICRC
UEFA believes deeply in football's power to help people rebuild their lives – and puts these convictions into...
Kim Jong-Nam Killing: Senior N Korea Diplomat Named As Suspect
Malaysian police have named a senior North Korean embassy official they want to question in connection with the killing...
Clashes Over Death of Shiite In Bahrain Police Raid
Bahrain police clashed with demonstrators following the death of a young man who attempted to escape arrest, witnesses...
Rival Syrian Camps Due In Geneva Ahead of Talks
Rival Syrian camps were due in Geneva Wednesday for UN-brokered talks to end the six-year conflict with persistent...
North Korea Diplomat Wanted Over Kim Killing
Detectives probing the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother want to question a North Korean diplomat, Malaysia's...
Top Yemen Commander Killed As Rebels Hit Back
Yemeni rebels hit back at government forces advancing up the Red Sea coast killing a deputy army commander in a missile...
N. Korea More Isolated Than Ever After Malaysia Killing
North Korea had few friends even before the assassination of the leader's half-brother at a Kuala Lumpur airport last...
Asian Designers Go Big At Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week kicks off Wednesday with luxury giants from Versace to Prada sharing the stage with hot...
North Korea Diplomat Wanted Over Kim Killing
Malaysian investigators want to question a North Korean diplomat over the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother...
No Family Member Claims Body, Malaysia Says
Malaysian authorities are yet to formally identify the body of Kim Jong-nam as no family member has come forward,...
Canada To Welcome 1,200 Yezidi Refugees From Iraq
Canada will resettle 1,200 Yezidi refugees who faced persecution by the Islamic State group, the immigration minister...