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A rapist has been moved to a women-only prison after having gender reassignment surgery to become female. Jessica Winfield, formerly known as Martin Ponting, was relocated […]

The dispute reached a flashpoint in 1992 when a Hindu mob destroyed a mosque at the site which was built in 1528 India’s Supreme Court has […]

A man with terminal motor neurone disease has told the High Court he faces an “unbearable death” because of the law on assisted dying. Noel Conway, […]

A court in northern Indian has given the Ganges and Yamuna rivers the status of “living human entities”. The high court in the Himalayan state of […]

Google has responded to major companies withdrawing online adverts by promising to take “a tougher stance on hateful, offensive and derogatory content”. Philipp Schindler, the firm’s […]

Four members of the powerful family behind the $81bn (£66bn) Lotte Group business empire have gone on trial in Seoul this week. Monday’s session was a […]

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye is being questioned by prosecutors over a corruption scandal that brought her down. After arriving at the office, she told […]

FBI director says bureau is investigating possible ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia. FBI Director James Comey has confirmed for the first time that […]