International News

May 30, 2017

Somalia’s al-Shabab stones man to death for adultery

Somali militants have stoned a man to death after an Islamic court convicted him of adultery. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44, was buried neck-deep and pelted to […]
May 30, 2017

Kenya election: Peter Gichira charged with attempted suicide

A Kenyan man has been charged with attempted suicide for allegedly trying to jump from a building after his bid to run for president was rejected. […]
May 30, 2017

South Sudan soldiers on trial over rape of aid workers

Thirteen South Sudanese soldiers have gone on trial accused of raping foreign aid workers and murdering their local colleague. The incident in the capital, Juba, last […]
May 30, 2017

Swiss court convicts man over ‘defamatory’ Facebook likes

A court in Switzerland has fined a man for “liking” comments deemed to be defamatory that were posted on Facebook. The landmark case involved comments made […]
May 30, 2017

Corruption inquiry at Council of Europe over Azerbaijan

Europe’s top human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, has launched an investigation into alleged corruption at the council involving Azerbaijan. The criticisms concern some members […]
May 30, 2017

Russia inquiry expands to Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

President Donald Trump’s lawyer has received requests for information from two congressional panels investigating alleged Russian political meddling. Michael Cohen confirmed to US media that he […]
May 30, 2017

Indian court grants bail to BJP leaders in Babri Mosque case

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court today has granted bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, […]
May 29, 2017

Duterte makes rape ‘joke’ for martial law troops

President Rodrigo Duterte joked on Friday that soldiers could rape up to three women, as he reassured them of his full support under his newly-declared martial […]