Days after a British judge ruled it was in the best interests of a developmentally disabled woman to have an abortion, the Court of Appeal decided in favor of the woman’s mother, who opposes an abortion.
Author: ALAN YUHAS
Autistic Boy Was Forced to Leave a Church. He Got an Apology.
When Paul Rimmer took his son to a service at King’s Chapel in Cambridge, England, an usher asked them to leave. Mr. Rimmer’s letter to the dean went viral, with many parents sharing similar stories.
A Win for Gay Rights in Botswana Is a ‘Step Against the Current’ in Africa
Thirty-two of Africa’s 54 nations have laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct, according to activists. Change has come, but it is spotty and slow.
Five Arrested in London Bus Attack on Two Lesbians
The Metropolitan Police said five teenagers were arrested after two women reported being assaulted, harassed and robbed on a bus by men who had tried to make the couple kiss.
100 Killed in Sudan and Dozens of Bodies Are Pulled From Nile, Opposition Says
A doctors’ group that has helped organize pro-democracy protests in Sudan said hundreds of others were injured in a crackdown by security forces.
After Duterte’s Threats Over Tons of Old Trash, Canada Says It’s Working on It
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said he was ready to “declare war” with Canada over hundreds of tons of waste shipped to his country over five years ago.
A Kremlin Offer of Expedited Citizenship Challenges Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin simplified citizenship for people in separatist-held regions of Ukraine — a move that could intensify the five-year conflict in the country’s east.
A Guide to Our Israel Election Coverage
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly quashed rivals left and right to hold onto power. Now he faces an unexpectedly strong challenger in a former army chief, Benny Gantz.
The Sultan of Brunei: Opulence, Power and Hard-Line Islam
When Brunei made gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning, it cast a light on Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the country’s monarch and main enforcer of religion.
Cyclone Idai May Be ‘One of the Worst’ Disasters in the Southern Hemisphere
A United Nations official said workers had described “water and water for miles and miles,” resembling an inland ocean where homes and towns had stood.