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Afghanistan's 'gender apartheid' should be international crime: UN expert
The UN's top expert on rights in Afghanistan urged countries Monday to consider making "gender apartheid" an international crime, helping hold the Taliban accountable for its grave and systematic abuses against Afghan women.
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Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny goes on trial on 'extremism' charges
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny went on trial on Monday on "extremism" charges that could see his prison time extended for decades as part of wider government efforts to silence dissent.
Dutch footballer Promes sentenced to jail for stabbing
A Dutch court sentenced former Netherlands international footballer Quincy Promes to 18 months in jail Monday for stabbing his cousin at a family party.
US a country divided one year after Supreme Court abortion ruling
The historic US Supreme Court about-face on abortion a year ago has created a nightmare for women seeking the procedure, a legal morass for the courts and a challenge for the Republican Party.
Russia's Navalny faces decades in prison in new trial
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is set to go on trial on Monday on charges of "extremism" that could keep him behind bars for decades.
Cyclone leaves 13 dead in Brazil
A cyclone which tore through southern Brazil over the past week has killed at least 13 people and forced thousands from their homes, authorities said Sunday in an update.
Trotsky grandson, defender of his legacy, dies in Mexico
Leon Trotsky's grandson, who lived in Mexico with the Russian revolutionary at the time of his 1940 assassination, has died at 97, the museum he founded has announced.
Pakistani migrant's final call home foretold Greek tragedy
Before 21-year-old Pakistani Muhammad Akash boarded a rickety fishing trawler in Libya on a journey he hoped would take him to a brighter future in Europe, he contacted his family one last time.
Pakistan arrests 10 trafficking suspects after Greek boat tragedy
Pakistan authorities arrested 10 alleged human traffickers on Sunday, days after hundreds of migrants were feared drowned off the Greek coast.
Austria foils pride parade attack: interior ministry
Austrian police have arrested three youngsters, including a 14-year-old, for allegedly planning an attack at Vienna's pride parade, which drew hundreds of thousands of people, officials said Sunday.
Pope leads Vatican prayers after surgery
Pope Francis led Angelus prayers at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday before thousands of pilgrims, just days after undergoing a hernia operation.
NATO says peacekeepers 'unwavering' as Kosovo tensions flare
NATO on Sunday underlined the "unwavering" commitment of its KFOR peacekeeping force to its duties in Kosovo as tensions flare with pressure building on Serbia over the detention of three Kosovo police officers.
Under-threat UK balti restaurants keep calm and curry on
They gave their name to an area of Britain's second city but Birmingham's celebrated balti restaurants are facing a battle to survive.
Executed women haunt, inspire Iranian Bahais 40 years on
One by one, the 10 women, mostly aged under 30, went defiantly to their deaths by hanging in a city square in Shiraz in southern Iran. The youngest was only 17 years old.
Teams withdraw from Tour of Switzerland after Maeder tragedy
Two entire teams as well as several individual cyclists withdrew from the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday following the death of Swiss rider Gino Maeder.
Thousands march in support of Polish LGBTQ community
Tens of thousands of people marched through Warsaw on Saturday to support the LGBTQ community in Poland, where the right-wing government is seeking another term in elections this year.
Tudor team withdraws from Tour of Switzerland out of respect for Maeder
The Tudor Pro Cycling Team said Saturday it had decided to withdraw from the Tour of Switzerland following the death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder.
Kidnappers use grisly tactics as Ecuador crime spirals
Crime has taken a sadistic turn in Ecuador, where kidnappers now regularly amputate the fingers of their victims and send images to pressure relatives to pay higher ransoms.
US trucker guilty of 2018 synagogue massacre
A truck driver was convicted on Friday of massacring 11 Jewish worshippers five years ago in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history.
American man guilty of 2018 synagogue massacre: US media
An American man was found guilty on Friday of massacring 11 Jewish worshippers five years ago in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history, local media reported.
Record UK drinking water demand sparks water use restrictions
Millions of people across parts of southern Britain will be banned from using garden hoses as a hot spell sparks record demand for drinking water, authorities said on Friday.
Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old
Japan's age of consent was raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old on Friday as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation.
US trafficking report highlights forced labor, exploited boys
The United States on Thursday denounced the scourge of human trafficking, calling out forced labor and the little-known but growing problem of boys and young men caught up the trade.
Siblings rescued in Colombian Amazon gaining health: hospital
Four Indigenous children rescued in the Colombian Amazon last week after surviving in the jungle for 40 days are in good health but still at "high risk" of infection, the military hospital treating them said Thursday.
US Supreme Court upholds Native American adoption rights
The US Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law that gives Native American families priority in adoptions and foster care placements of tribal children.
Singapore to put more police robots on the streets
Singapore will "progressively deploy" more patrol robots across the city-state, police said Thursday, after more than five years of small-scale trials.
Greece seeks survivors in 'horrific' migrant boat sinking
Greece on Thursday pursued a grim search for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea, with the number of victims feared to reach into the hundreds.
'Horrific': Greece seeks survivors in migrant boat sinking
Greece on Thursday pursued a grim search for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea, with the number of victims feared to reach into the hundreds.
Police charge India wrestling chief with sexual harassment
Indian police said Thursday they had charged the country's wrestling federation president with sexual harassment and stalking, following a protest by the sport's top figures demanding his arrest.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Philippines
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
'No job for humans': the harrowing work of content moderators in Kenya
Trevin Brownie's first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out of a subcontractor's nondescript office in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Canada's Quebec province expands assisted dying
Colette Julien, like thousands of sick Canadian compatriots each year who seek an end to their suffering and dignity in death, requested medical assistance in dying -- a regime that Quebec province this month moved to expand so as to cover more ailments.
Over 100,000 evacuated as cyclone threatens India, Pakistan
More than 100,000 people had been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall Thursday of a fierce cyclone which could devastate homes and tear down power lines.
Guatemala newspaper founder sentenced to six years in jail
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced the founder of a newspaper critical of the government to six years in prison on money-laundering charges, in a trial denounced by press freedom groups.
Dozens of migrants dead, 100 rescued as boat sinks off Greece
At least 78 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coastguard said Wednesday, as fears mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.
Teacher wounded in Bosnia school shooting, child arrested
A child was arrested Wednesday after allegedly shooting a teacher at an elementary school in the northeastern Bosnian city of Lukavac, officials and the family of the victim said.
Reliance on mines in Ukraine war leaving sinister legacy
Simple, deadly, efficient -- mines are being used in "phenomenal quantities" in Ukraine, including some types that are prohibited under international law, making the country one of the world's biggest minefields.
'Serious concerns' for new dry summer in France after 2022 fires
Two-thirds of French water tables are below normal levels for June, Environment Minister Christophe Bechu said Wednesday, stoking fears of a repeat of 2022's tinder dry summer scarred by wildfires.