It sets the minimum age at 15 with court approval, critics fear the move could erode protections for Muslim women ...

Remove him from power, put him in jail, and establish true democracy and real freedom in the conflict-stricken nation ...

Civilians in Myanmar and rights activists have welcomed a potential move to arrest and prosecute military junta chief General ...

Catholic bishops in England have decried a vote for assisted suicide, with one saying it represented a "dark day" in the ...

Nepal has some of South Asia's most progressive laws on LGBTQ rights, but none from community has held public office since ...

France has asked Indonesia to transfer a French death row convict, who has been jailed for drug crimes in the Asian nation since 2005, a senior Indonesian minister said on Nov. 29. Indonesia is in ...

According to the judgment, the Japanese diplomats Dong met with, including then-ambassador Hideo Tarumi and current ...

I have always felt that being in love is far more important than falling in love. Falling in love is the stuff of movies and novels. It is pleasant, exciting and evanescent. Falling in love is a ...

The global rights group has criticized Myanmar’s military junta for use of anti-personnel mines that have killed and maimed ...

Noel Díaz founded ESNE on March 1, 2003, and it currently broadcasts on 14 stations in the US, Mexico and Spain ...

The act itself is not an offense under Japanese law, but complications arise when it inadvertently causes harm to others ...

More than 17 Anglo-Indian associations from across the country participated in the rally which sought reinstatement of the ...