Female judges ‘live in fear’ in Afghanistan
When Nabila was a judge in Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, she granted divorces to women whose husbands were sometimes jailed for…
Taliban agree to new polio vaccination across Afghanistan
In an effort to eradicate polio and boost health measures for children in Afghanistan, the Taliban government has agreed to…
YouTube sued over animal abuse videos
The videos are disturbing.A giant python wraps its thick body around the neck of a puppy, which thrashes and squeals…
Protesters heckle British minister Michael Gove
A senior British minister was accosted on the street by angry protesters as he walked to an office in central…
Facebook to pay $14 million to settle civil claims by US government
Facebook Inc has agreed to pay up to $14.25 million to settle civil claims by the US government that the…
North Korea fires ballistic missile from submarine
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, pulling Japan’s…
Diver finds 900-year-old sword off the Carmel coast of Israel
Shlomi Katzin attached a GoPro camera to his forehead, slipped on his diving fins and jumped into the waters off…
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who rose to become the first black US secretary of state and top…
China’s economic growth continues to slow
Steel mills have faced power cuts.Computer chip shortages have slowed car production.Troubled property companies have purchased less construction material.Floods have…
Apple launches two new MacBook Pro models
Apple Inc on Monday launched two new MacBook Pro models powered by new in-house Apple Silicon chips as well as…