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Australia: Gay Mardi Gras held in Sydney

The 38th Mardi Gras roared into life in Sydney on Saturday, with the famous “Dykes On Bikes” leading a parade that attracted thousands of spectators.

06/03/2016

United Kingdom

Pensioner and teen quizzed as fire engine leaves trail of destruction

Two men aged 19 and 66 are being questioned by police in Northern Ireland after a stolen fire engine went on a trail of destruction. Its lights

05/03/2016

Italy

Italy's Senate votes to recognise same-sex civil unions

Italy’s Senate has voted to legally recognise civil unions, as the last holdout in Western Europe took a compromise step to give some rights to

26/02/2016

Iran

Tehran a bustling city of opportunity

Tehran, the capital of Iran, is the largest and most populated city in the country 12 million live there.

25/02/2016

USA

US: Obama signs bill extending privacy protections

US President Barack Obama has signed legislation that would extend some US privacy protections. It would take in citizens of allied countries and

25/02/2016

Greece

How one Greek island has discovered the secret to longer life

On a 255 square kilometre sliver of land in the southeastern Aegean Sea, about 10 hours by boat from Athens, residents appear to defy death. For a

24/02/2016

World News

World's best cities: Europe dominates

Tourist bosses in Vienna must be waltzing with glee! For the seventh year running, Austria’s grand capital on the Danube river has been found to

24/02/2016

India

How India's caste system works

The protests in India that severely disrupted water supplies to Delhi have focused attention on the country’s caste system, which although outlawed

23/02/2016

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Mexico: No Pants Subway Ride

For a sixth year running commuters in Mexico City showed off their underwear by taking part in the annual “No Pants Subway Ride.” The multi-city

23/02/2016

India

India deploys thousands of troops to quell caste quota protests

India has deployed thousands of troops to quell protests linked to the country’s caste system of social structure. Many from the Jats

21/02/2016

Portugal

Portugal overturns presidential veto on gay adoption

Portugal’s parliament has overturned a presidential veto on a bill legalising adoption by same-sex couples. The motion was supported by the ruling

11/02/2016

Russia

Moscow criticised for flattening kiosks

Moscow authorities have been criticised for the late-night destruction of a number of small businesses around the city. The mayor’s office gave

10/02/2016

World News

Bosnia's Muslims protest against ban on religious symbols in courts

Bosnian Muslims have marched in Sarajevo to protest against a Supreme Court ruling that bans the ostentatious wearing of all religious insignia

07/02/2016

Zimbabwe

State of disaster declared in drought-ridden Zimbabwe

A severe drought has hit Zimbabwe, leading President Robert Mugabe to declare a state of disaster in most rural parts of the country. The government

05/02/2016

World News

French language revolution in France

Pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué ? (Why make it simple when you can make it complicated?) This French sentence applies perfectly

04/02/2016

Russia

Moscow's homeless living in sewers to escape the cold

Homelessness is on the rise in the capital as the Russian economy suffers from the falling price of oil, its main export.

31/01/2016

Italy

Rome rally defends traditional family as Italy debates same-sex unions

A mass rally was held in Rome on Saturday in defence of the traditional family, as Italy debates whether to grant legal recognition and limited

30/01/2016

Italy

Italy: Gay dad calls for his partner to be given adoption rights

Every child should be raised by a mum and a dad? Try telling that to Rome-based gay couple Marco Puccioni and Giampietro Preziosa, who are bringing

30/01/2016

USA

Private gun adverts to be prohibited on Facebook

Private firearms transactions coordinated on Facebook or its Instagram photo-sharing service should become a thing of the past under new measures

30/01/2016

China

Chinese miner rescued after 36 days underground

The first of a group of four miners trapped underground for 36 days in China has been rescued, the BBC reports, citing state media. The miners were

29/01/2016