Australian ad draws fire for linking gay marriage to boys in dresses
"It is patently ridiculous to suggest that allowing same-sex couples to marry is somehow going to see some new sway of teaching reform sweep across the country"
Refugees in Malaysia plead 'Stop killing Rohingya' as violence flares
Some 1,200 mostly Rohingya Muslims took to the streets of Malaysia's capital to appeal for an end to the violence
Guinea says 19 bodies washed up after Sierra Leone mudslide
"The bodies in all likelihood come from Sierra Leone since there have been no alerts about boats that have capsized"
As men migrate to cities, women farmers seek Indian land rights
Women own just 13 percent of land in India although they do two-thirds of all farm work, with ownership largely passing from fathers to sons
U.N. chief urges end to Palestinian feuding amid energy crisis
Guterres repeats a call for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations that collapsed in 2014
FEATURE-Muslim worshippers seek green inspiration at annual Haj pilgrimage
"Haj is all about living lightly and centring yourself around God"
Trapping girls as trainees in south Indian garment factories to end with legal change
Tens of thousands of girls were trapped in trainee jobs in spinning mills and garment factories for three years or more