A Turkish man assaulted a young woman on an Istanbul bus for wearing shorts during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, images showed Wednesday, sparking a furore among women’s rights...
Deutsche Welle Tuesday launched a story series for young Africans. The project, sponsored by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, will present 25 outstanding personalities of African history as a web comic...
A police officer was stabbed at a Michigan airport early Wednesday, officials said, in what US authorities were reportedly investigating as a possible terror attack. A suspect was taken into custody...
A woman was slapped while she sat on a bus in Turkey after a man allegedly asked her if she was not 'ashamed' to wear shorts during Ramadan. In shocking video footage, 21-year-old student Asena...
Outspoken Ghanaian professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, has triggered a debate on whether it is important to have a retired Chief Justice on the Council of State, which he argues, lacks a place in the...
The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) on Thursday morning banned several children programs on the pay television, DSTV and GOTV that are said to promote homosexuality. KFCB chief executive...
In Bangladesh, where morality tales top bestseller lists, the real-life transformation of Naznin Akter Happy from an actress embroiled in scandal to a fully-veiled ultra-conservative Islamic preacher...
Voters in Georgia cast ballots Tuesday in the priciest US congressional race ever, a $60 million political nailbiter where a Democratic novice could score an upset in a conservative stronghold -- and...
Markelle Fultz is expected to become the number one pick in Thursday's NBA Draft after the Philadelphia 76ers swung a deal for the top choice after watching his private workout. The 19-year-old point...
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to thank China for attempting to resolve tensions with North Korea, but declared that Beijing's "efforts" had failed. "While I greatly appreciate the...
Instagram’s Snapchat Stories clone, aptly named Instagram Stories, is now being used by 250 million users every day. Instagram revealed the new milestone Tuesday when it announced a minor update...
A court in Algeria has sentenced a man to two years in prison for dangling his baby out of a window in order to attract “likes” on Facebook. The father posted a picture of himself holding the...
A court in Algeria has sentenced a man to two years in prison for dangling his baby out of a window in order to attract “likes” on Facebook. The father posted a picture of himself holding the...
The tour agency that took US student Otto Warmbier to Pyongyang said Tuesday it would stop taking Americans to the reclusive state after the 22-year-old died following 18 months in North Korean...
Tiger Woods, arrested three weeks ago for impaired driving, said Monday he is receiving "professional help" to manage his medications and help cope with back pain and a sleep disorder. Woods, a...
European stock markets rose on Monday and US equities ended at records as traders cheered a strong victory for French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party in parliamentary elections. London's...
Beyoncé’s twins have arrived and Blue Ivy now has a younger brother and sister, according to multiple reports. Details have been kept under wraps on the twins’ arrival, which...
Ivanka Trump on Monday expressed solidarity with worshipers attacked while leaving a London mosque, while her father -- usually quick to condemn extremist attacks -- was silent for the time being....
The US Supreme Court on Monday unanimously struck down a North Carolina law that barred registered sex offenders from using social media. The suit in the nation's highest court goes back to a...
Five out of the 12 persons declared wanted by the Police Service in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region have been arrested. According to the...
