Morality Push May Outlaw Sex Outside Marriage in Indonesia

Rights groups and legal experts fear a profound setback to human rights and privacy in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest democracies, and the spread … One articlepotentially makes criticism of the president defamation and other articles could be used to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commission, …

Henry Maina, regional director of media rights group Article 19, had called the shutdown of TV stations a violation of constitutionally guaranteed media freedoms and the “lowest moment for media freedom in a decade.” The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists had called on Kenyan authorities …

North Korean skiers and skaters on Thursday arrived at a South Korean airport to participate in the Winter Olympics that has brought a temporary lull in tensions surrounding the North’s nuclear program. Feb. 1, 2018, at 5:31 a.m.. North Korean Athletes Arrive in South Korea for Olympics. Share. ×. Share on Facebook.

WASHINGTON — President Trump sketched out an ominous view of America’s international role on Tuesday, emphasizing adversaries over allies, threats over opportunities, and a world to be pacified rather than elevated. Be it Iran or the Islamic State, Mr. Trump promised that the United States would …

Russia-hosted peace conference produces a plan for drafting post-war Syrian Constitution, but key opposition and rebel groups boycotted the gathering in Sochi. Jan. 30, 2018, at 6:34 p.m.. Russia’s Syria Talks End With Plan to Draft New Constitution. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post to Reddit. Email.

Our partners around the world may have their own views on this,” Barnier told a news conference on Monday. Britain will be … One issue raised during Wednesday’s briefing was tariff-rate quotas that allow the import of farm products, such as beef and lamb, from fellow World Trade Organization members.

FILE- In this Saturday Dec. 3, 2016 file photo, Gambian President elect Adama Barrow sits for an interview with the Associated Press at his residence in Yundum, Gambia. Gambia’s new president has said that economic recovery will take time after the West African nation’s former leader left it in tatters, and …

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held steady against geopolitical rivals, including with China in a Himalayan face-off last year, his administration hasn’t fixed a broken defense procurement system in the world’s largest arms importer. That prevents it from equipping its own armed forces, let alone …

Johan Lidberg does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed … Australia is a world leader in passing the most amendments to existing and new anti-terror and security laws in the liberal democratic world.

To become law, the bill requires approval from the president, who supports it. Israel sees the move as an attempt to whitewash the role some Poles played in the killing of Jews during World War II. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, …