International News

March 19, 2017

Rape victims to get pre-trial recorded interview option

Alleged rape victims in England and Wales may not have to be cross-examined in front of the accused, under plans by the justice secretary. Liz Truss […]
March 19, 2017

Three held for helping India ‘rapist’ priest

A priest and two nuns have been arrested in India for covering up the birth of a baby born to a teenage girl allegedly raped by […]
March 19, 2017

Iran pre-nups land thousands of men in jail

TEHRAN: When Sadegh married his college sweetheart, he never thought he’d end up as one of those Iranians facing ruin and even prison because of huge […]
March 13, 2017

Yanghee Lee: High-level UN probe needed for Rohingya

UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar calls for international probe into abuses against Rohingya Muslims. Myanmar “may be trying to expel” all ethnic Rohingya […]
March 13, 2017

David Taylor, Sara Connor jailed for killing Bali policeman

British man David Taylor has been jailed for six years for killing a policeman on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali. Taylor, 34, and originally from […]
March 13, 2017

Pair who posed as Paris attack victims face trial again over Nice claim

A couple who posed as Paris attacks victims to win compensation are facing trial again over a similar claim about the Nice attack last summer. The […]
March 13, 2017

Venezuela jail search reveals mass grave with 14 bodies

The number of bodies found in a mass grave in Venezuela’s largest prison has risen to 14, the public prosecutor’s office said in a statement. The […]
March 13, 2017

UK pro-Palestinian activist deported from Israel

A UK activist has been blocked from entering Israel because of his support for a movement urging a boycott of the country, Israeli officials say. Hugh […]