Image copyright EPA Image caption Islamic sharia courts can approve Muslim marriages for those under the age of 16 in Malaysia The wedding of a girl of 11 to a man of 41 has prompted outrage in Malaysia and calls for the minimum age for all marriages to be changed to 18. Her Thai parents […]
Media captionFive ways to break up with plastic Tempers flared in Australia over the weekend as retailers implemented a ban on single-use plastic bags. One customer reportedly grabbed a shop assistant by the throat, while another called staff “money-grabbing scum”. The ban on single-use bags is part of a national push to reduce waste. Retailers […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Abuse survivor Roy Janetzki campaigned for the compensation Australia has begun a compensation scheme for victims of institutional child sex abuse. Some 60,000 Australians will be eligible for compensation.the scheme, known as the National Redress Scheme. Australian authorities believe a A$4bn ($3bn; £2.23bn) compensation plan will help to ease the […]
Media captionTrump supporters talk family separations and border security Tens of thousands of people are expected to join nationwide protests across the US over the Trump administration’s strict migrant policy. More than 630 events are planned calling for migrant families split up at the US border to be reunited. Some 2,000 children remain separated from […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tata owns the UK’s largest steelworks at Port Talbot Unions have welcomed a merger between Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp which will create Europe’s second-biggest steelmaker. The deal will mean Indian-owned Tata’s UK plants are merged into a pan-European venture, which includes the UK’s biggest steelworks at Port Talbot. Tata […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Scientists with Spanish conservation group Alnitak recorded the shark for over an hour For the first time in more than 40 years, a great white shark has been recorded swimming off the Spanish Mediterranean island of Majorca. A wildlife conservation group captured footage of the shark wandering around the Cabrera […]
Media captionWhy is the Aquarius migrant rescue ship empty? Secure centres for migrants may be set up in EU states to process asylum claims under a deal reached after marathon talks at a summit in Brussels. The controlled centres would be set up by EU states on a voluntary basis and migrants whose claims were […]
Image caption Thousands of IS cases are being tried in courts like Nineveh Criminal Court in Qaraqosh (above) Iraq has executed at least 12 people convicted of terrorism offences. On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered the “immediate application” of death sentences against convicted terrorists. A day earlier the bodies of eight captives held […]
Image copyright Capital Gazette Staff at a Maryland newspaper have published a Friday edition after a gunman killed five people and injured two more at the paper’s office. “We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow,” tweeted Chase Cook, a Capital Gazette reporter. Staff worked in the car park to get the paper out. The […]
Image copyright AFP “Huge and serious” differences remain between the UK and EU in Brexit talks, the EU’s chief negotiator has warned. Michel Barnier invited UK negotiators back to Brussels next Monday, warning: “The time is very short.” Talks continue over the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in March next year. What […]
