Japan's lower house passes contentious LGBT understanding bill (asia.nikkei.com)
Critics of legislation say 'peace of mind' clause prioritizes rights of majority
Critics of legislation say 'peace of mind' clause prioritizes rights of majority
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed unlawful killings, rape, and other apparent war crimes since late 2022. Attacks with explosive weapons in populated areas of North Kivu province have killed and injured civilians, damaged infrastructure, and exacerbated an already dire humanitarian...
Climate protestors could face fines of up to €60,000 for damaging monuments or cultural sites in Italy.
Australia’s Parliament has passed legislation to prevent Russia from building its embassy near Parliament House on security grounds
Officials declare three days of mourning over 'one of Greece's biggest migrant tragedies'.
Seventeen schoolgirls taken hostage by armed men in the Mount Bosavi area on the border of the Southern Highlands and Hela provinces in PNG have been released by their captors.
U.S. officials said Wednesday they will require new airline planes to have a second barrier to make it harder for passengers to break into the cockpit when the main door is open.
Eritrea has rejoined a regional East African bloc it left 16 years ago, its information minister said, in the country's latest move to rebuild ties with its neighbours.
Rare interviews with ordinary people inside the secretive state reveal chronic food shortages and starvation.
Cyclone Mocha brought lashing rain and winds of 120 miles per hour to the region in May, leaving nearly 150 people dead in Myanmar - mostly Rohingya minorities - Click the link for more details.
The remains of more than 100 Māori and Moriori are returning to Aotearoa New Zealand this week from Germany.
The whereabouts of hundreds of fighters on both sides of the Ethiopian war are still not known, despite truce.
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu met the head of the upper house of the Czech parliament on Tuesday as part of a European trip that has angered China.
Berlusconi was hospitalized in Milan on Friday just three weeks after being released from a previous treatment.
One of the two giant inflatable ducks floating in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor has deflated, just a day after they were unveiled to revelers. Crowds of residents and tourists flocked to the promenade near the government headquarters in Admiralty to snap photos of the ducks by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. But many who arrived...
Americans are racking up credit card debt amid rising interest rates and elevated prices. Here's how much debt each generation carries, per TransUnion.
It appears to be the latest in a public falling out between the Wagner boss and Russian officials.
When fire engulfed the Paris landmark in 2019, the intricate maze of medieval beams supporting the roof fell to the cathedral floor. Experts are working to restore the church by the end of 2024.
The West Papuan Council of Churches says Kiwi hostage Phillip Mehrtens' life is in danger if negotiations do not take place with the West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB).
Her arrest came on the back of the detentions of party treasurer Colin Beattie and former party chief executive Peter Murrell - also Ms Sturgeon's husband - who were both subsequently released without charge.
China has been spying from Cuba for some time and upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019, a Biden administration official said on Saturday, following a report about a new spying effort underway on the island.
French judges have handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park. The suspect is a 31-year-old Syrian refugee with permanent residency in Sweden who has a 3-year-old daughter. His name was not released. The lead prosecutor said he was...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department said Saturday that 16 soldiers will be tried on military charges related to the killing five men in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo last month.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A boy was shot and killed by police after his father stole a car in the southwestern Khuzestan province and drove off with him, Iranian authorities said. Ruhollah Bigdeli, chief of police in Shushtar County, said — via Iran's official police website — that several officers tried to stop...
As fighting in Sudan's capital continues to rage, experts say it's spilling over into the Darfur region and risks fully reigniting a conflict from the early 2000s that left hundreds of thousands dead.