International News

August 3, 2017

Indian women challenge ban on calling husbands by name

MUMBAI: When non-profit Video Volunteers launched a campaign to tackle patriarchy in rural India, several women mentioned a seemingly innocuous custom: not being allowed to call […]
August 3, 2017

Landmark Bangladesh ruling: end of MPs power to sack judges

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has scrapped parliament’s power to sack top judges, in a landmark verdict that lawyers said on Wednesday bolstered the independence of the […]
July 28, 2017

Brexit: UK-EU freedom of movement ‘to end in March 2019’

Free movement of people between the EU and UK will end in March 2019, UK government ministers have said. From that date EU workers moving to […]
July 28, 2017

Premier League wins anti-piracy court order

The Premier League has been awarded a High Court order for the forthcoming 2017-18 season, which will help it combat the illegal streaming of games. The […]
July 28, 2017

Australian One Nation senator in UK citizenship row

An Australian senator has revealed he renounced his UK citizenship, but it wasn’t confirmed until after he was elected. Malcolm Roberts, from the far-right party One […]
July 28, 2017

Russia sanctions: Trump’s hand forced by Senate vote

The United States Senate has voted 98-2 to impose new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, despite objections from the White House. The House of […]
July 28, 2017

US healthcare: Senate ‘skinny repeal’ bill fails

The latest attempt to repeal the Obama-era healthcare act has failed after a dramatic night in the US Senate. At least three Republicans – John McCain, […]
July 28, 2017

Madonna accepts damages over ‘invasion of privacy’

Madonna and her adopted twin daughters have accepted undisclosed damages from Associated Newspapers over a “serious invasion of privacy”. The singer adopted four-year-old twins Stella and […]