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'Teaching Gender Equality Encourages Domestic Violence': Brazil Minister's Bizarre Claim
Brazil's women's minister Damares Alves said boys would be taught that girls 'are different physically and need to be loved'.
Five Years on, Five Theories About MH370's Disappearance
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, triggering the biggest hunt in aviation history.
Man Who Exposed 'Honour Killings' Shot Dead in Pakistan
Those perceived to have violated the code in remote northern Kohistan district are killed with the mutual consent of families involved.
China 'Commends' Pakistan for Showing Restraint Amid Indo-Pak Tensions
In Islamabad, Pakistan's Foreign Office said that both Pakistan and China reaffirmed their "time-tested and all weather strategic cooperative partnership".
CIA No Longer Has to Report Drone Strike Deaths as Trump Reverses Obama Policy
The move was opposed by rights groups who said that it reverses a hard-fought effort for transparency and accountability in drone strikes, which became central to US strategy in the wake of the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attack on the United States.
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Rules Out Run for US President in 2020
Till now, the centrist billionaire Democrat had positioned himself as a potential challenger to Donald Trump and his announcement brings an end to a potentially tantalizing 2020 matchup between the two New York billionaire businessmen.
US President Trump Ordered Aide to Give Son-in-law Jared Kushner Top-secret Security Clearance: Report
According to the New York Time report, after administration officials expressed their discomfort over the decision the then-White House Chief of Staff John Kelly wrote an internal memo about how he had been ordered to give Trump's adviser security clearan...
Top Vatican Cardinal Found Guilty of Child Sexual Assault in Australia
The 77-year-old Vatican treasurer Cardinal, a trusted advisor of the Pope, was found guilty of orally raping one choirboy and molesting another in Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral 22 years ago.
US Regulator Asks Court to Hold Tesla Chief Elon Musk in Contempt of Violating Deal
Musk, Tesla and the SEC last year settled a lawsuit filed by the federal agency over misleading tweets Must made in August that he planned to take the company private.
Fire, Fury, Love? The Mythology Behind the Trump-Kim Summit
Agitated by North Korea's provocative nuclear and missile tests in 2017, Donald Trump engaged with Kim Jong Un in an escalating war of words as each man bragged about the nuclear buttons within reach. Insults flew about the US "dotard" and the North's "ro...
Bid to Hijack Dubai-bound Bangladesh Plane Foiled, Suspect Shot Dead, Says Army
The 148 passengers and crew aboard the Bangladesh Biman flight BG147 were all rescued unharmed, officials said.
Drug Dealer Tricks Woman With Sugar Instead of Cocaine. Guess Who She Sought Help From
The would-be drug user left the police startled when she reported that her £200 purchase was a scam.
Pakistan Sets Up ‘Crisis Management Cell’ Amid Simmering Tension Over Pulwama Attack
The cell will keep all stakeholders updated over border situation and diplomatic contacts, Foreign Office spokesperson Muhammad Faisal was quoted as saying .
Pakistan's Volte-face on Taking Control of Jaish-e-Mohammed HQ, Calls it 'Seminary'
Rejecting his earlier announcement that the complex was the JeM headquarters, Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said India was indulging in propaganda on the issue.
Pakistan Fails to Show Proper Understanding of Risks Posed by Terror Funding, Says Watchdog FATF
Expressing grave concern over the 'violent terrorist attack' in Pulwama, the 38-member watchdog said it could not have occurred without money and the means to move funds between terrorist supporters.
Trump Picks Canada Envoy Kelly Craft as UN Ambassador
Craft was nominated one week after Trump's previous choice, former Fox News anchor and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, withdrew from consideration amid criticism that she lacked the experience for one of the top diplomatic posts.