International News
Outrage as Ugandan Member of Parliament says ‘beat your wife’
A Ugandan Member of Parliament (MP) has been told to apologise to victims of domestic violence after saying men should "beat" their wives.
Onesimus Twinamasiko...
Kenya’s president and opposition leader pledge reconciliation
Kenya's president and opposition leader have promised to begin a process of reconciliation following last year's bitterly contested election.
Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga spoke...
German Chancellor calls for EU to be exempted from new US tariffs on steel...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the European Union (EU) to be exempted from new US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
"The best...
Winter storm hits northeast US, halting over 2,500 flights
The second winter storm in less than a week struck the northeastern United States yesterday, with around 2,500 flights canceled as the region braced...
France to ‘name and shame’ companies that pay women less
French President Emmanuel Macron today marked International Women's Day with a pledge to "name and shame" companies that pay women less than men for...
Sri Lanka blocks Facebook and suspends internet service amid riots
Sri Lanka today blocked access to Facebook and suspended internet services in a troubled central district after police warned that rioters were using social...
Mississippi lawmakers approve earliest US abortion ban
The Mississippi state Senate has passed a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks - a move that would give it the strictest...
France to fix legal age of sexual consent as 15
France plans to fix the legal age of sexual consent as 15, so an adult having sex with someone of that age or younger...
UK’s foreign secretary warns Russia over spy collapse
The UK would respond "robustly" to any evidence of Russian involvement in the collapse of former spy Sergei Skripal, Boris Johnson has said.
Mr. Skripal,...
China Government sets trillion Yuan military budget
China has announced a military budget of 1.11 trillion Yuan, the equivalent of 175 billion US dollars for the coming year.
The figure, an 8%...
