Turkey moves towards stripping MPs of immunity
Turkey’s parliament has completed a first round of voting on a bill that will strip some MPs of immunity from prosecution – a move members
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LGBT groups barred from UN meeting
A group of 51 Muslim countries has blocked LGBT rights organisations from attending a United Nations conference on Aids next month. Egypt, representin
Govt signs draft deal with militant Hekmatyar
Afghanistan’s government has signed a draft peace agreement with the Hezb-e-Islami militant group. The rebel group is led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Woman ”fined and deported” for checking husband”s phone
A woman in the United Arab Emirates has been fined and deported after being found guilty of breaching her husband’s privacy, reports say. Local
Judge sentences Lula”s ex-chief of staff to 23 years
A one-time chief of staff for former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday for corruption, mo