AFP :French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places, seeking to build on a record recent poll putting her almost neck-and-neck with President Emmanuel Macron.The hijab...
AFP :A Japanese woman who said she hid her mother’s corpse in a freezer in her apartment for a decade told police she feared eviction if the death was discovered, media reported on Saturday.Police...
AFP :A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan defence forces in the country’s east, killing at least eight security personnel in an attack claimed by the Taliban.The...
Al Jazeera :The wife of the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has criticised a virtual meeting held between her country and Israel’s Ministry of Education in a rare public critique.The...
AFP :The South African military has amended its dress policy to allow Muslim women to wear headscarves as part of their uniform, an army spokesperson said on Thursday.In January last year, a military court...
BBC :Two men have been publicly caned in the conservative Indonesian province of Aceh for having sex.The pair each received 77 lashes from a masked officer in front of a crowd in the capital...
AFP :The provincial government in Pakistan’s Sindh has petitioned the Supreme Court to review its decision to free two men convicted of kidnapping and beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl.The move on Friday came a...
AFP :The Taliban has accused the United States of violating a landmark deal signed between the two sides, after the Pentagon said the group had failed to meet its side of the agreement.“The other...
Al Jazeera :China on Friday said it will “no longer recognise” the British National (Overseas) passport for Hong Kong people, as the United Kingdom prepares to open its doors to millions more residents of...
AFP :From animal print ensembles to lacy hoodies and flared silky slacks, Arab men on Thursday got their first ever fashion week, with the three-day event showcased virtually online.Designer Furne One of Amato Couture,...
ANI :Main Indian opposition parties have boycotted the opening day of Parliament’s budget session in solidarity with farmers engaged in a two-month standoff over new agricultural laws the government refuses to repeal.A statement by...
AFP :The UN voiced alarm Thursday at increasingly frequent pushbacks and expulsions of refugees at Europe’s borders, warning that the very idea of asylum itself was under attack on the continent.The United Nations refugee...
