Kyrgyzstan

Krygyzstan grapples with forced marriage of minors

"Taking and running away" custom mostly older men taking underage brides by force in central Asian nation, despite being outlawed.

25/10/2017

France

Sexual harassment law tightening

French ministers say flirting will be preserved

23/10/2017

United Arab Emirates

Dubai's ruler overturns conviction of Briton who 'touched man in bar'

Jamie Harron had been sentenced to three months in prison.

23/10/2017

United Arab Emirates

Indecency charges against Briton Jamie Harron dropped after intervention by the prime minister and ruler of Dubai

The charges gainst a 27-year-old Scot, accused of indecency for allegedly touching a man's hip in a bar in Dubai have been dropped

23/10/2017

Spain

Is this the constitutional key to unlock the crisis in Catalonia?

19/10/2017

France

French public sector unions in first united strike in 10 years

For the first time in 10 years all of France's public sector unions have brought their members out on strike.

10/10/2017

USA

521 mass shootings in 477 days: charting the US gun obsession

Many adults in the US choose to carry a gun, but exactly how many are 'packing' and what is the preferred firearm?

04/10/2017

USA

Vegas shooting renews gun control debate

Democrats call on Congress to act over gun control following Las Vegas shootings

03/10/2017

Austria

Protesters oppose Austrian Burqa ban

Protesters gather in Vienna City Centre to oppose Austria's ban on full facial coverings.

02/10/2017

Ireland

Ireland’s thorny abortion debate

Abortion is currently illegal in the country, except if a pregnant woman's life is in danger. Rights campaigners will be closely watching what changes are put to voters in a referendum on the issue next year.

27/09/2017

France

French parliament debates new terror legislation

President Macron's government wants to pass new laws to replace the two-year state of emergency.

26/09/2017

United Kingdom

Judge passes 'landmark' ruling on right-to-die cases in the UK

The ruling could be the first step towards a "person-centred" end of life care agenda in the UK

21/09/2017

France

What does Macron want to change in his labour reforms?

As protestors took to the streets of France to protest labour law changes, Macron faced his first big challenge in office.

12/09/2017

World News

Sales of inefficient vacuum cleaners banned

Powerful vacuum cleaners are to be banned from today after the European Union introduced new rules which aim to improve energy efficiency across the continent.

01/09/2017

USA

New York hikes cigarette prices to 13 dollars per packet

A packet of cigarettes will now cost a minimum of 13 dollars, or arouund 10.80 euros.

29/08/2017

Tanzania

Tanzania charges 32 people with killing, burning five 'witches'

A Tanzanian court has charged 32 people with murder after five women suspected of witchcraft were beaten to death, and their corpses burned, in a move which could help to deter such killings.

24/08/2017

Chile

Chile court ends abortion ban

Milestone for women in Chile as constitutional court backs law easing abortion restrictions

22/08/2017

Venezuela

Venezuela's new constituent assembly votes to take parliament's powers

Venezuela's controversial new pro government constituant assembly votes to assume the powers of the opposition led parliament.

19/08/2017

World News

Australia plans 'postal vote' on same-sex marriage

08/08/2017

USA

Honolulu bans pedestrians from using mobile phones while crossing street

31/07/2017