International News

October 23, 2018

‘We failed them’: Australia offers rare national apology to child sex abuse victims

CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national on apology to thousands of victims of institutional sex abuse on Monday, admitting the state utterly failed […]
October 23, 2018

Oxford Islamic scholar Ramadan claims consensual sex in French rape case

PARIS: Leading Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, charged with raping two women in France, claimed on Monday that he had consensual sex with both of them after […]
October 23, 2018

Erdogan calls for trial in Istanbul of Khashoggi suspects, terms death ‘premeditated’ murder

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for 18 Saudi suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to stand trial in Istanbul, saying all […]
October 23, 2018

UN committee slams French ‘burqa ban’ for ‘violating’ rights

The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France’s so-called burqa ban, saying the law “violated” the rights of two women who were fined for […]
October 23, 2018

Bangladesh publisher arrested on defamation charges

A prominent lawyer and newspaper publisher who is tied to Bangladesh’s political opposition was denied bail on Tuesday after his arrest on defamation charges, heightening concerns […]
October 23, 2018

Tommy Robinson: Contempt case referred to attorney general

An allegation of contempt of court against ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson is being referred to the attorney general. Mr Robinson appeared at the Old […]
October 23, 2018

‘Degrading strip search left me with PTSD’

A woman subjected to a “degrading” strip search by police in London is challenging a decision not to punish the officer who authorised it. Koshka Duff […]
October 23, 2018

Kavanaugh case: Graffiti at Yale supports Blasey Ford

Quotes from the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, who accused US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her, have appeared on the campus of […]