Iraq's parliament postponed until Monday a vote on controversial legal amendments, including a reworked family law bill that had sparked civil outrage over fears of a resurgence in underage marriages. In October, Amnesty International warned the amendments could legalise unregistered marriages - often used to bypass child marriage bans - and strip protections for divorced women. Iraq's Sunni community has …
Hard to believe, but the great poet, Ghalib would have envied Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Osama bin Laden for the way the two were drowned and not buried. Always contrary to what the US calls “normal behaviour”, Iran’s information minister Javad Azari-Jahromi said, “No big deal, you just killed your creature”. But the New York Times’ establishment columnist Thomas Friedman …
What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Enlarge this image toggle caption Planet Labs Inc. Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Government/DigitalGlobe/AP U.S. Government/DigitalGlobe/AP The group that has claimed responsibility probably didn't do it Shortly after the attack, Houthi rebels in Yemen announced that they had launched drones against the Saudi facilities. Enlarge this image toggle caption …