Muslim divorce law “unconstitutional”, rules India’s top court
India’s Supreme Court has ruled a Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who have spent decades arguing that it violated their right to equality. The…
Pennsylvania judge delays Cosby sex assault retrial till March
Comedian Bill Cosby’s retrial on charges of sexually assaulting a former administrator at his alma mater in 2004 at his Philadelphia-area home will be postponed from November to March of…
Trump commits to more troops in Afghanistan, vows ‘fight to win’
President Donald Trump has opened the door to an increase in US troops in Afghanistan as part of a retooled strategy for the region, overcoming his own doubts about America’s…
Floods, landslides kill more than 800 people across South Asia
Widespread floods have killed more than 800 people and displaced over a million in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with aid workers warning of severe food shortages and water-borne diseases as…
US, S.Korea begin computer-simulated drills amid N.Korea tension
South Korean and US forces have begun computer-simulated military exercises amid tension over North Korea’s weapons programs, while a report it has earned millions of dollars in exports is likely…
Police extend search for Barcelona attack van driver outside Spain
Spanish police have extended the search for the man who killed 13 people in Barcelona by ramming a van into crowds to all of Europe as details emerged of how…
Ten sailors missing after US warship collides with tanker near Singapore
Ten sailors are missing after a US warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore, the US Navy said, the second accident involving US Navy destroyers in Asian waters…
Jerry Lewis, king of low-brow comedy and charity fundraiser, dies at 91
Jerry Lewis, the high prince of low-brow comedy on stage and in film as well as a fund-raising powerhouse with his annual Labor Day telethon, has died at the age…
Tens of thousands protest in Hong Kong over jailing of democracy activists
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kongon Sunday to protest against the jailing of three young democracy activists, with many questioning the independence of the Chinese-ruled city’s…
Donald Trump fires adviser Steve Bannon
President Donald Trump has fired chief strategist Steve Bannon, the White House announced, ending the turbulent tenure of a rabble-rousing conservative media entrepreneur and political activist who was a darling of Trump’s…
