Category: 4. World

The lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday banning “LGBT propaganda” online or in the media, mandating fines for violators and up to 10 days in jail for repeat offenders.

The legislation resembles laws passed in countries…

New Delhi, India – In May after four days of fighting with Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared “any future act of terror will be treated as an act of war” by his government.

New Delhi had blamed Islamabad for an attack in…

In Accra’s Chorkor neighborhood, young Ghanaians are using computers for the first time. Inside a modest digital lab, facilitators use smart tools to teach digital literacy — skills that could transform lives.

Some students already dream…

Ancient statues and other artefacts have been stolen from Syria’s National Museum in Damascus, officials say.

The theft was discovered on Monday, when staff reportedly found that one of the museum’s doors had been broken from the inside.

The six…

Turkey’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that 20 soldiers were killed on Tuesday when a military cargo plane crashed in neighboring Georgia on its way back from Azerbaijan. 

Georgian Interior Minister Gela Geladze said 18 bodies had been found…

HONG KONG — A newly built bridge partially collapsed in southwest China on Tuesday, sending large pieces of concrete plunging far below in a cloud of dust.

Authorities said the 2,487-foot-long Hongqi Bridge, which connects Sichuan province with