Social Issues
Thousands Saved Off Libyan Coast Over Easter
Thousands of migrants have been saved from the sea near Libya during one of the busiest weekends of the year for rescue...
Trump Hits Back At Tax Protests, Asks ‘who Paid’ For Rallies
US President Donald Trump on Sunday hit back at nationwide protests calling for him to release his tax returns,...
Court Acquits US-Egyptian In Charity Abuse Case
A court in Cairo on Sunday acquitted a US-Egyptian charity worker imprisoned for nearly three years in a case that drew...
France Gives Citizenship To 28 African WW2 Veterans
French President Francois Hollande has given citizenship to 28 Africans who fought for France in World War Two and...
PNG To Investigate ‘drunk Rampage’ At Australia Refugee Camp
Drunk soldiers "went on a rampage" and fired shots in the air at an Australian asylum-seeker camp in Papua New Guinea,...
Meet Germany’s Forgotten ‘guest Workers’, From Africa
Long overshadowed by the more numerous and vocal Turkish "guest worker" community, Mozambicans who arrived in Germany...
Serial Executions Take Toll On Executioners Too, Critics Say
Putting a prisoner to death "stays with you for a long time," says Ron McAndrew. The former warden of Florida State...
3,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Coast Saturday
The Italian coastguard and other boats rescued some 3,000 migrants from unseaworthy boats off the Libyan coast on...
Federal Judge In Arkansas Blocks Series of Executions
A US federal judge on Saturday blocked a plan by the southern state of Arkansas to execute a series of inmates there...
Arkansas Multiple Execution Plan Faces Legal Setbacks
Arkansas's plans to execute eight prisoners in just 10 days faced new setbacks Friday, after a judge blocked use of a...
‘They Will Kill Me’
Activists feared Friday for the safety of a young Saudi woman they say was returned to the kingdom against her will, in...
Iran Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi Registers For Election
Iranian hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday to run for next month's presidential election, state...
Iran Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi Registers For Election
Iranian hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi registered on Friday to run for next month's presidential election, state...
Frenzied Rescues In Med Save Over 2,000 Migrants
Rescue vessels in the Mediterranean worked flat out Friday to rescue over 2,000 people from flimsy dinghies as...
Activist Demands Iran Olympics Ban Over ‘sexual Apartheid’
Iranian human rights activist Darya Safai on Friday demanded sports sanctions against her country as punishment for...
At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya
At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said....
Kokombas On Collision Course With IGP Over Relocation From Agbogbloshie
Leaders at the Kokomba yam market inside Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra, have expressed disagreement with comments by...
Fresh Clashes Erupt At Agbogbloshie
Fresh disturbances erupted yesterday at Agbogbloshie, Accra hours after calm was restored, following violent clashes...
NZ Rugby Likens Sonny Bill Flak To Homophobia
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) compared the vitriol surrounding Sonny Bill Williams' religious objections to wearing a banking...