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Men made a mess of Somalia, now women want to fix it
AFP, Published on 26/11/2016
» MOGADISHU - Raped, abused and subjected to genital mutilation, many women suffer terribly in Somalia, an unrepentantly patriarchal country shown by successive surveys as one of the worst places to be female.
British 'sharia courts' under scrutiny
AFP, Published on 13/11/2016
» LONDON - For more than 30 years, sharia courts enforcing Islamic law have been operating quietly across Britain. But two official inquiries have put them in the spotlight amid accusations that they discriminate against women.
20 wounded in blast near police building in Turkey's Diyarbakir
AFP, Published on 04/11/2016
» DIYARBAKIR (TURKEY) - Around 20 people were wounded when a blast struck outside a police building early Friday in Turkey's southeastern city of Diyarbakir, the centre of the country's Kurdish minority, security officials said.
20 wounded in blast near police building in Turkey
AFP, Published on 04/11/2016
» DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY - Around 20 people were wounded when a blast struck outside a police building early Friday in Turkey's southeastern city of Diyarbakir, the centre of the country's Kurdish minority, security officials said.
Turkey police detain Kurdish party leaders
AFP, Published on 04/11/2016
» ISTANBUL - Turkish police detained the two co-leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), and several other MPs in a major escalation of the crackdown in the wake of a failed July 15 coup.
Women rise to the top in Brexit Britain
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» LONDON - A wave of women are taking power in Britain: the country will soon have a female prime minister following the Brexit vote while Scotland and Northern Ireland already have women leaders.
Myanmar Buddhists ransack mosque as violence flares
AFP, Published on 24/06/2016
» BAGO - Scores of Buddhists ransacked a mosque in central Myanmar forcing Muslims to seek refuge overnight in a police station after a dispute between neighbours spilled into religious violence, officials and residents said on Friday.
British PM Cameron slams Brexit 'untruths' ahead of TV grilling
AFP, Published on 07/06/2016
» LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron warned voters Tuesday against believing "untruths" peddled by the Brexit campaign, seeking to regain momentum in the referendum race ahead of a crucial TV grilling.
Rouhani allies win Iran parliament elections second round: media
AFP, Published on 30/04/2016
» TEHRAN - Reformist and moderate politicians allied with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani won most seats in second round parliamentary elections, local media reported Saturday.
UN chief slams 'increasingly restrictive' EU refugee policies
AFP, Published on 28/04/2016
» VIENNA - UN chief Ban Ki-moon hit out Thursday at what he called "increasingly restrictive" refugee policies in Europe as the continent faces its worst migrant crisis in decades.