B'desh court removes 'virgin' word from marriage form

Dhaka (IANS) Women in Bangladesh are no longer required to declare if they are virgins on marriage registration forms, the country's top court has said in a landmark ruling after rights groups challenged the "humiliating and discriminatory"…

Australia 'cautious' in offering aid to fight Amazon fires

Canberra (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said that the fires raging across the Amazon rainforest are "distressing" but that his government must consider its own country's challenges before offering help to…

Brazil Governors push President to accept foreign aid

Brasilia (IANS) The Governors of the nine Brazilian states worst affected by a record number of fires have urged President Jair Bolsonaro to accept foreign aid to fight the blazes, the media reported on Wednesday.

Bolsonaro had earlier refused…

Imran, MBS speak for 3rd time over Kashmir

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman spoke on the phone for a third time over the Kashmir issue, a media report said on Tuesday.

During the call on Monday night, Khan apprised…

Palestine slams US for removing it from countries' list

Ramallah (IANS) Palestinian officials have slammed the US for deleting the name of Palestine from its list of countries and states.

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman of the Palestinian presidency, said on Sunday in an official press statement that…

Israel to build 300 new settler homes in West Bank

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he has instructed his staff to prepare plans for building a new neighbourhood in the Israel-occupied West Bank.

According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's…

Trump clears air on Kashmir mediation row

Biarritz (France) (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday cleared the air about his controversial claim that Prime Minister Modi had asked for his mediation on Kashmir, saying that India and Pakistan could bilaterally do something "very good".

N.Korea says it tested new multiple rocket launcher

Pyongyang/Seoul (IANS) North Korea on Sunday said that it successfully tested a "new" super-large multiple rocket launch system the previous day under the guidance of leader Kim Jong-un.

Kim "guided the test-fire of newly developed…

Trump slams media for G7 friction, recession reports

Biarritz (France) (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized the American media for reporting about divisions and complicated ties between the countries participating in the ongoing G7 summit, apart from talking about the economic slowdown…

G7: Macron tasked with leading Iran n-deal talks

Biarritz (France) (IANS) As the G7 Summit officially began on Sunday with all leaders at a round table discussion, it was revealed that French President Emmanuel Macron has been tasked with leading talks with Iran over its nuclear deal.

The…