The United Nations human rights office yesterday called on US authorities to ensure that women have access to safe abortions, saying bans lead to risky underground abortions that can endanger a woman's life.
A federal judge has rejected US President Donald Trump's bid to quash a House subpoena for years of his financial records from his accounting firm.
The Trump administration's top foreign affairs officials are issuing threats against Iran, and the media is suddenly focused on the possibility of a war with the Islamic republic. The regime in Tehran, not to be outdone, makes counter- threats that only fan the rhetorical flames.
Iran has quadrupled its production of low-grade uranium enrichment amid increased tensions with the United States, nuclear officials have said.
Portugese police arrested 17 members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club yesterday on suspicion of organised crime activity, authorities said.
Hundreds of babies and toddlers have been found infected with HIV in a Pakistani city in an "unprecedented" outbreak of the virus in which children are the worst affected.
Zimbabwe has controversially lifted a ban on hunting buffalo with bows and arrows in a bid to attract big-spending foreign tourists.
