Husbands who attempt "instant divorce" could be sentenced to three years in prison under draft legislation being considered in India.
The traditional practice involves a...
Liberia is in the thick of uncertainty after its Supreme Court ruled in November that a presidential run-off vote cannot proceed until a complaint of fraud and irregularities...
An Australian MP has proposed to his partner during a parliamentary debate on legalising same-sex marriage.
Tim Wilson's proposal to Ryan Bolger, who was sitting...
Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on "terrorism" in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos.
"Don't focus...
Australian police have arrested a man they allege was planning to carry out a terror attack during New Year's Eve celebrations in Melbourne.
The 20-year-old...
Libyan authorities have launched a formal investigation into slave auctions in the country following an exclusive CNN report earlier this week, the government said...
US magazine publisher Time Inc. will be bought by rival media company Meredith Corporation for $2.8bn (£2.1bn).
The deal is backed by the billionaire brothers...
A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius’s jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months.
Prosecutors had argued...
Indians have reacted angrily after the health minister from Assam state said cancer “is divine justice” caused by “past sins of a person”.
Himanta Biswa...
A British camera operator has died while shooting a stunt sequence for a BBC drama in Ghana.
Mark Milsome, whose credits include Saving Private Ryan...
Flash floods caused by heavy overnight rain have killed at least 15 people and caused destruction in central Greece.
The industrial towns of Mandra, Nea...
Australians have overwhelmingly voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic poll.
The non-binding postal vote showed 61.6% of people favour allowing same-sex...
South Africa's notorious snake pastor Penuel Mnguni has fed cockroaches to two brothers in his congregation, alleging that the insects turned into cheese for...
US regulators have approved the first pill that can be digitally tracked through the body.
The Abilify MyCite aripiprazole tablets - for treating schizophrenia and...
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek...
Theresa May has launched her strongest attack on Russia yet, accusing Moscow of meddling in elections and carrying out cyber espionage.
Addressing leading business figures...
A driver has ploughed into a group of pedestrians near the French city of Toulouse, injuring three Chinese exchange students.
A 23-year-old woman was seriously...
Four people have appeared in a Zimbabwean court for allegedly booing First Lady Grace Mugabe, state-owned media reports.
The Herald says they were arrested after...
