The country banned propaganda for “non-traditional sexual relations” last June.
Hiroo Onoda, World’s ‘Last Ninja’, Dead at 91
Author Jon Man describes the Japanese intelligence officer, who passed away Thursday, as the end of a 1,000-year tradition
Study: Harassment of Women in Religious Dress Worsens
Now occurs in a third of countries, up from 7 percent in 2007
Pope Benedict Booted Priests Over Sexual Abuse Claims
Newly released Vatican documents reveal 400 priests defrocked from 2011-2012
Wife of Indian Minister Shashi Tharoor, Reportedly Found Dead
Sunanda Pushkar’s death comes shortly after a controversy that played out over Twitter
Ugandan President Blocks Anti-Gay Bill
Calls for better ways to punish “abnormal” people
French President Hollande Makes First Visit to Hospitalized Partner
France’s First Lady Valerie Trierweiler was hospitalized Jan. 9 after a gossip magazine accused the French President of cheating
Dozens of Protesters Wounded in Bangkok Blast
36 were injured
Prince Harry Ends Pilot Gig for Army Officer Job
Meanwhile, his cousin Zara Phillips has just had a baby girl
With Three Leaders In Two Weeks, Can This Country Rebound?
Lawmakers in Central African Republic are preparing to elect a new interim president—their third in about two weeks. Then the hard part begins.
Mexico’s Drug War Leads to Kidnappings, Vigilante Violence
The past year has seen a decline in murders in Mexico’s brutal drug war, but a rise in kidnappings and the growth of self-defense vigilante militias
North Korea’s Enormous Reserves of Minerals Could Be a Game-Changer
Study discovers twice the known global deposits of rare earths
Reports of Rohingya Massacre as ASEAN Ministers Meet in Burma
Activists in western Arakan state say at least 10 killed, including women and children