Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, including a measure that activists say undermines women’s rights.

Amena Mohamed can't stop smiling as she prepares to board a bus home to Wad Madani, in Sudan's central Al-Jazira state, more ...

The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, goes on trial Tuesday for ...