Rwanda Preacher Says Women ‘source of Evil’
A Rwandan preacher could be hauled before the country’s media regulator after calling women the source of all evil in ...
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France Indicts Two Ex-Bosses In Malaysia Submarine Graft Case
French investigators have indicted two former top executives in a long-running probe into alleged kickbacks from the 2002 sale of ...
Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter Moved To House Arrest
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant will be placed on house arrest pending his appeal of ...
Videos Appear To Show Killing, Beatings By Iraq Forces
Videos allegedly shot in the Mosul area appear to show Iraqi security personnel executing a detainee and brutally beating others, ...
Sierra Leone Grants Mothers Right To Pass On Citizenship
Women from Sierra Leone can now pass on their nationality to their children, following the passage of what women's rights ...
Prominent Bangladesh Government Critic Disappears
One of Bangladesh's most prominent government critics went missing on Monday after calling his wife to tell her he feared ...
Israel Rearrests Palestinian Lawmaker
Israeli authorities have re-arrested a prominent Palestinian lawmaker in an overnight raid over her leadership in a movement Israel considers ...
India Internet Shutdowns ‘violate Human Rights’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The organisation said ...
Repatriation of Afghans Slowing As Conditions In Pakistan Improve
The number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan returning to their homeland is expected to decrease this year, UN officials said ...
Ethiopia Mobile Internet Still Off After A Week
Ethiopians were still unable to surf the web via mobile networks on Tuesday, despite government claims the nationwide internet shutdown, ...
Philippines’ Duterte Under Fire Over ‘sickening’ Rape Joke
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under fire Saturday for making a second joke about rape, with Chelsea Clinton leading online ...
Bidders Reduced To 6; MIDA Sets Eyes On Financially Viable Bidder
The Millennium Development Authority (MIDA) has assured Ghanaians that it will select a financially viable concessionaire for the Electricity Company ...
Indonesian Men To Be Caned For Gay Sex
Two Indonesian men will Tuesday be publicly caned for having sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there ...
Busy’s ‘3 Paddies’ Offer Expected To Ramp Up Its Customer Base
When Busy, Ghana's LTE provider of the Year, relaunched its brand last month, it announced a range of innovative products ...
Why Is Religious Intolerance On the Rise In Indonesia?
A guilty verdict and two-year jail sentence for Jakarta's Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy charges have fuelled concerns ...
Court Hears Israeli Soldier’s Manslaughter Appeal
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant was back in court on Wednesday, with his lawyers seeking ...
Bangladesh Uses Tough Laws To Crack Down On Dissent
Bangladesh is using "draconian" internet laws to crack down on dissent, curb public debate and criticism and harass and prosecute ...
The Illegal Abortions Killing Myanmar’s Women
Thiri's heart started pounding and her whole body shook after she swallowed the final dose of pills that would end ...
Syrian Forces Used Nerve Gas In Four Recent Attacks
Syrian government forces used deadly nerve gas in Khan Sheikhun and in three other recent attacks, Human Rights Watch said ...
Rights Group Fears Gaza Fuel ‘catastrophe’
An Israeli rights group warned Thursday that cutting power to the Gaza Strip would have "catastrophic consequences" after Israel said ...