International News

August 24, 2017

India’s top court bans Islamic instant divorce

NEW DELHI – India’s top court on Tuesday banned an Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives instantly, ending a long tradition that many […]
August 24, 2017

Australia dual citizen saga: Court to hear cases in October

A dual citizenship saga that has gripped Australian politics for almost two months will not be tested in court until October. The court will decide whether […]
August 24, 2017

UAE jails Singapore pair for wearing women’s clothes

A man and a pre-operative transgender woman from Singapore have been jailed in the United Arab Emirates for a year for wearing women’s clothes. They were […]
August 24, 2017

Saudi police release teenager detained for doing Macarena

Saudi police have released without charge a 14-year-old boy who was detained after a video of him dancing the Macarena on a busy road went viral. […]
August 24, 2017

Grace Mugabe’s alleged victim in bid to annul immunity

The woman who has accused Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe of assaulting her has mounted a legal challenge against the South African government for giving her […]
August 24, 2017

Chechen leader Kadyrov presses divorcees to reunite

Chechnya’s authoritarian leader Ramzan Kadyrov is spearheading a campaign to reunite divorced couples, involving Muslim clerics who preach Sharia law. A commission appointed by Mr Kadyrov […]
August 24, 2017

Father and son charged over dark web drugs

A father and son from New York have been accused of selling drugs on a dark web marketplace shut down by law enforcement agencies in July. […]
August 24, 2017

Syria war: UN urges pause in assault on IS bastion Raqqa

The UN has urged US-led coalition forces to suspend their assault on Raqqa, the capital of so-called Islamic State in Syria, to permit evacuations. Up to […]