Social Issues
Kabul To Set Penalties For Subculture of Boy Sex Slaves
Afghanistan is set to lay out stringent penalties for "bacha bazi" -- sexual slavery and abuse of boys -- for the first...
Film Depicts Crackdown On China Labour Advocates
Film-maker Wen Hai had intended to portray the gritty lives of Chinese migrants toiling in factories in his documentary...
Australia Failing On Multiple Human Rights Fronts
Aboriginal children are 24 times more likely to be detained than non-indigenous Australian children, Amnesty...
Women, Minorities Fare (a Little) Better In Hollywood
Women and minorities are faring better in Hollywood and feature prominently at this year's upcoming Oscars, but they...
Looks Like You Have A Problem With Facts
President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday endured what could aptly be described as a ‘baptism of taunts’ when he...
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...
Women’s Life Expectancy On Track To Hit 90 In Some Nations
By 2030 life expectancy for South Korean women could top nine decades, an average lifespan long thought to be out of...
US Widens Net For Deporting Immigrants
The Trump administration has issued tough guidelines to widen the net for deporting illegal immigrants from the US, and...
Fewer Teen Suicide Attempts In States With Gay Marriage
US states that implemented same-sex marriage legislation prior to its legalization at the federal level saw a drop in...
Orphanage Shut Down For Selling Babies In Eastern India
Two people running an adoption centre in West Bengal which is suspected of selling at least 17 children to couples...
Samira Bawumia At State of Nation Address Presentation
Second Lady Samira Bawumia at State of the Nation Address 2017Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of...
Ghanaian Migrant Commits Suicide In Malta
A Ghanaian migrant who was facing deportation from Malta took his own life on Saturday after he was forced to "feel...
US Sets Plan For Sweeping Crackdown On Nearly All Illegal Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...
Morocco Tops New Survey On Quality of African Urban Life
Four Moroccan cities, led by Marrakesh, ranked among the top 10 African cities for quality of life in a new survey...
Trump Administration Expands Net For Immigrant Deportation
The Trump administration has issued tough guidelines to widen the net for deporting illegal immigrants from the US, and...
Muntaka To Step Down As Chief Whip?
Minority chief whip Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak will be stepping down following bribery scandal that hit Parliament...
Trump Denounces Anti-Semitism and Threats Against Jewish Centers
President Donald Trump on Tuesday decried anti-Semitic threats against Jewish community centers and promised to work to...
Massive Crackdown On Illegal Immigration Ordered By Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...
US Sets Plan For Sweeping Crackdown On Nearly All Illegal Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...