Hammer and pickle: Vietnam-style reform would mean big changes for North Korea

By Olivia Gatwiri,

Nestled in a leafy park between a rusting Soviet fighter jet and the old East German embassy, a lonely statue of Lenin stands in the center of Hanoi a...

Forced marriage victims will no longer be charged for their rescue, UK government says

By CNN,

The UK government has done a U-turn on a policy that required victims of forced marriages overseas to pay back the cost of their rescue. Foreign Se...

British women forced into marriages overseas asked to pay rescue costs

By Wendy Abdallah,

British women sent overseas by their families for forced marriages are being asked by the UK Foreign Office to pay back their rescue costs, according ...

Tom Tugendhat the head of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee , UK Foreign Office , UK Times newspaper , Yvette Cooper

Rohingya end hard year still in limbo

By VOA,

More than 750,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled military attacks in Myanmar remain in Bangladesh camps as future repatriation and resettlement pla...

Bangladesh , Brad Adams , Chairman Ed Royce , International Criminal Court (ICC). , Kyaw Hla Aung , Rakhine state , ROHINGYA , Rosario Manalo , unicef

15 biggest cruise ships in the world

By CNN,

When Symphony of the Seas, an 18-deck cruise ship measuring longer than a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, sailed out of port for the very first time...

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Man United must relish Old Trafford, says Solskjaer

By Reuters,

Manchester United interim coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects his players to relish the opportunity of playing at Old Trafford after scoring five goals...

Manchester United , Ole Gunnar Solskjaer , Premier League

From U.S. suburbs, ‘friends of Modi’ set to blitz India with calls in re-election drive

By Reuters,

On a chilly Sunday morning in this quiet American suburb, IT consultant Madhu Bellam scoured a spreadsheet with contact details for over 1,500 Indian ...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi , Devesh Kapur , former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi , Madhu Bellam , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Vijay Chauthaiwale

She exposed Duterte’s drug war, now she faces prison in the Philippines

By CNN,

Images and stories from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs have shocked audiences worldwide, as bodies have stacked up in cit...

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Former U.S. President George Bush dies at 94

By CNN,

Former US President George Bush has died at age 94 in Houston, according to his spokesperson Jim McGrath. Born into privilege and a tradition of se...

George Bush dead

Taiwan’s same-sex marriage vote divides families

By Reuters,

On a sunny day in a park in Taipei, photographer Austin Haung advises a same-sex couple on how to pose for a pre-wedding photo shoot. For him, Taiwan'...

Austin Haung , china , hong kong , LGBT , Malaysia , Singapore , Taipei , Taiwan

She opened a sex shop for women in Benin, then the backlash started

By CNN,

"I am in the business of pleasure," 33-year-old Antares Adjibi said, a blue dildo and silicone breasts sitting on a shelf behind her. Adjibi's sex ...

Abasik , Antares Adjibi , APESSA , Benin in The Central African Journal of Public Health , Smielo , Veronique Tognifode

Taiwan’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote Divides Families

By VOA,

On a sunny day in a park in Taipei, photographer Austin Haung advises a same-sex couple on how to pose for a pre-wedding photo shoot. For him, Taiwan'...

bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community , President Tsai Ing-wen

KCB go on shopping spree ahead of KPL return

By Agencies,

KCB FC have made 13 new signings including Rwandan centre-halves Tubane Jemus and Mugabo Gabriel ahead their return to the top flight. Sofapaka FC ...

Frank Ouna , KCB FC , Kenyan Premier League , KPL , Transfers

U.S. joins Australian plan to develop new Pacific naval base

By Reuters,

The United States will join Pacific ally Australia to build a naval base on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said, am...

Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island , Scott Morrison , United States

As slavery evolves in Mauritania, silent victims prove harder to ind

By VOA,

Day after day, Aminetou Mint Yarg and her fellow villagers in southern Mauritania haul water from the river and tend to their crops under a burning de...

Haratines , Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) , Nouakchott , USA

South Sudan frees rebel chief’s associates to back peace deal

By Reuters,

South Sudan freed two associates of rebel leader Riek Machar from prison on Friday, advancing a peace agreement to end almost five years of civil war....

Dr. Riek Machar , Slva Kiir , south sudan

China stocks stumble despite central bank liquidity support

By Reuters,

Shares in Asia staggered on Monday as China’s markets stumbled despite its central bank moving to pump more liquidity into the broader economy, as w...

Chelsea’s Hazard enjoying life under Sarri

By Reuters,

Eden Hazard is enjoying life under new Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri but says reports that he is about to announce the signing of a new deal with the...

Chelsea FC , Eden Hazard , Maurizio Sarri

Sanchez might be sold if he doesn’t improve his form – Wright

By Agencies,

Forward Alexis Sanchez might be sold by Manchester United at the end of the season if his form does not improve, former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has...

Alexis Sanchez , Chile international , former Arsenal striker , Ian Wright , Manchester United , might be sold

Wijnaldum happy to play in deeper role for Liverpool

By Reuters,

Georginio Wijnaldum is learning to curb his attacking instincts and play in a deeper position for Liverpool so he can allow his fellow midfielders mor...

Georginio Wijnaldum , Liverpool FC