An Islamic college in Australia is under investigation after claims that its principal has banned girls from taking part in running competitions because they might "lose their virginity".
A waitress who shamed New Zealand Prime Minister John Key for repeatedly pulling her ponytail said on Thursday that she spoke out because of a "moral" obligation to tell the public about his bad behavior.
Two hostages held by al-Qaida and two US citizens working with the militant group were killed in US counterterrorism operations earlier this year, the White House said on Thursday.
European Union leaders gathering for an extraordinary summit are being asked to take emergency action to save lives in the Mediterranean, where hundreds of migrants are missing and feared drowned in recent days.
Southern Chile's Calbuco volcano erupted on Wednesday for the first time in nearly half a century, spewing a column of ash 10 km into the sky and prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Thursday that five terror attacks had been "foiled" in France in recent months.
Andoudoua Blonde said he will have to live forever with blindness in one eye, headaches and skin rashes caused by a 2006 dumping of toxic waste near his farm in Cote d'Ivoire.
There are times when Sarita Lamichane is navigating the chaotic streets of Katmandu and someone will offer to help her through the heavy traffic. She is blind, and rush hour for her is no easy thing. But sometimes, those helpers will grope her the first chance they get.
As the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 25 years in space this week, NASA and its international partners are building an even more powerful tool to look deeper into the universe than ever before.
The timing and scope of sanctions relief are among crucial sticking points as Iran and the six major world powers resumed talks in Vienna, Austria, on a nuclear agreement by June 30 aimed at curbing Teheran's nuclear activities.
The Republic of Korea and the United States reached a deal on Wednesday to revise a 40-year-old civil nuclear pact that gives the Asian country limited freedom to produce fuel for power generation but continues to curb its ability to reprocess spent fuel.
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