Some women in the Northern Region on March 8 presented a petition to the Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed, calling on government to facilitate the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into...
The Parliament of Ghana has summoned the Local Government Ministry and management of the Births and Deaths Registry to explain the basis for their declaration that certain Ghanaian names are unworthy...
India's next president will emerge from the Dalit caste -- a community so marginalised they were once known as "untouchables" -- with the victory of the ruling party candidate set to strengthen Prime...
A growing chorus of voices denouncing sexist culture is echoing through male-dominated Silicon Valley, knocking a number of internet industry executives from their perches. Accusations concerning the...
Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia were urged to boycott Starbucks on Tuesday by major Islamic groups accusing the coffee chain of being pro-gay rights, as concerns grow over rising religious...
Indian police on Saturday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on suspicion of carrying beef, an offence in many parts of the Hindu-majority country. Cows...
Opposition parties Thursday picked a former parliament speaker from India's lowest Dalit caste as their presidential candidate, pitting her against the ruling party's hot favourite Ram Nath Kovind --...
Uber has fired more than 20 people, and is taking other actions against staff, after a harassment investigation. The taxi-app firm said the sackings related to sexual harassment, bullying and issues...
The Chief Executive Officer of UBA Ghana, Mrs. Abiola Bawuah has called for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill to support women. Mrs. Bawuah also appealed to the government to appoint 30...
Employers in the country have heightened calls for the quick passage of the Affirmative Action Bill to increase women’s representation in top positions in the corporate environment. Speaking at the...
Authorities in north India have blocked mobile internet services, arrested 24 people and suspended senior officials after clashes between castes that have left two dead and at least 20 injured,...
Indian police Friday arrested five men for "animal cruelty" after they were caught skinning a buffalo and beaten on suspicion of killing a cow, an animal considered sacred by Hindus. The mob bashing...
Italian football authorities may face disciplinary action over the treatment of Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari. Muntari, 32, was sent off after leaving the field claiming he was racially abused...
Italian football authorities may face disciplinary action over the treatment of Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari. Muntari, 32, was sent off after leaving the field claiming he was racially abused...
The United Nations' top human rights official hailed Pescara's Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari as an 'inspiration' for leaving the pitch in protest after the player said he was booked for...
Alexandre Amiel was alarmed when his 11-year-old son asked the day after the attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris: "Why do they hate us?" The veteran filmmaker's answer...
US President Donald Trump promised to fight anti-Semitism on Tuesday, seeking to put behind him a series of missteps over the issue that have dogged his presidency. His forcefully worded pledge comes...
President Donald Trump vowed to wipe out anti-Semitism in a message to mark Israel's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day after his administration was criticized for past statements about the genocide....
Burundi men get laid but women get screwed In this file photo citizens of Burundi march against government The call that opposing views must be managed by impregnating the women and torturing the...
An Israeli court on Thursday extended the remand of an Israeli-American teenager accused of making dozens of anti-Semitic bomb threats in the United States and elsewhere, police said. The...
