Marriage equality eludes Japan's same-sex couples
Japan offers same-sex couples no clear legal protection, leaving them feeling nearly invisible.
2023-10-03 05:25
Uttar Pradesh: Indian schoolgirl’s cycling death lays bare ugly face of ‘Eve-teasing’
The 17-year-old was run over after she fell off her bike when a man pulled her scarf.
2023-10-03 05:23
UN Security Council approves sending foreign forces to Haiti
The United Nations Security Council has greenlit the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation wrestles with rampant gang violence and political paralysis.
2023-10-03 04:52
Who is Laphonza Butler, California's next senator?
Laphonza Butler, the woman selected by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to succeed the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, is a longtime union leader and abortion rights advocate, who also will be the first out Black lesbian to enter Congress.
2023-10-03 02:26
Dr Denis Mukwege: Nobel Prize-winner to contest DR Congo presidency
Celebrated doctor Denis Mukwege won over the world - now his sights are set on leadership back home.
2023-10-02 23:51
US appeals court blocks venture capital fund's grant program for Black women
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Saturday blocked a venture capital fund from moving forward with a
2023-10-02 17:26
Prix Pictet photography contest winner captures the beauty and harshness of life in rural Rajasthan
Indian photographer Gauri Gill has won the prestigious Prix Pictet, a global award for photography and sustainability, for a portfolio of images captured in rural Rajasthan.
2023-10-02 17:15
Johnny Kitagawa: Hundreds seek compensation over J-pop agency abuse
More than 300 people seek compensation for being sexually abused by the late Johnny Kitagawa.
2023-10-02 16:52
California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein's Senate seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY's List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat, his office confirmed Sunday evening.
2023-10-02 15:25
China Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railway
The project under Belt and Road links the capital Jakarta with the economic hub of Bandung.
2023-10-02 12:15
Gabon's predators on the pitch: Inside a paedophile football scandal
BBC Africa Eye speaks to more than 30 witnesses about a network of abuse that continued for decades.
2023-10-02 07:47
Trump expected to appear at civil fraud trial in New York on Monday
Former President Donald Trump is making plans to appear in person for his civil fraud trial in New York on Monday, multiple sources familiar with the planning told CNN.
2023-10-02 07:00