Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish MP to jail on terrorism charges
A Turkish court sentenced a parliamentarian from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to 10 years in jail on Friday for membership of a terrorist organisation,...
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Iran threatens British shipping in retaliation for tanker seizure (Update)
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar by Royal Marines....
Tens of thousands of Algerians demonstrate against Bouteflika
Tens of thousands of Algerians defied large contingents of riot police on Friday and resumed mass demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika posing the biggest challenge to...
Pakistani seeking justice for honour killings ‘killed by nephew’
Pakistani police on Friday identified the suspected killer of a young rights campaigner, who fought for seven years for justice for five possible victims of...
Former Italian PM Berlusconi ‘probed for corruption’
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated for alleged corruption in a case revolving round a stake his holding company Fininvest has in the asset...
Gender equality, rights on agenda on Women’s Day (Update)
Campaigners for gender equality marked International Women’s Day on Friday with protests, discussion panels and celebrations. In one of the first protests of the day, several hundred women gathered...
Finland’s government resigns after healthcare reform fails
Finland‘s government resigned on Friday after ditching plans to reform the healthcare system, a key policy, the Finnish president’s office said, throwing the country into...
Dragon capsule splashes down off Florida coast (Update)
An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX splashed down into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning after a short-term stay on the International Space Station,...
Women in developed countries ‘more educated than men, earn less’
Women in developed countries are now more educated than men, yet they still earn less, are poorly represented in politics, and less likely to join...
Soldier attacked in Paris, terrorism probe opened (Update)
France opened a counter-terrorism inquiry after a man wielding a knife attacked a soldier in a Paris subway station on Friday, the latest incident targeting...
