NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a boost to female reproductive rights, India’s cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped. The government said the cabinet had approved extending the abortion deadline to 24 weeks from 20, with the measure set to go… Read more »
Disqualification of candidates and dissatisfaction with reformists could reduce turnout in Iran’s parliamentary vote. Correction 27/1/2020: An earlier version of this article stated that Iran’s legislative elections would be held on February 9. The vote will in fact be held on February 21, as is now reflected below. On February 21, Iranians will head to the polls to choose members for… Read more »
JEWAR, India (Reuters) – The 17-year-old boy left his home in a small north Indian town on Thursday morning after telling his grandfather he was going to school. Instead he turned up 80 km away in New Delhi, where he pulled out a gun and shot an anti-government protester. FILE PHOTO: An unidentified man brandishes a gun during a protest against… Read more »
Lahore, Pakistan has the most toxic air in the world, and it has caused many of the citizens to become sick. Lahore with 10 million citizens has an AQI, which measures how healthy the air is, reading at over 500. 100 is considered by most countries to be unhealthy air quality, but because of how high Pakistan’s AQI usually is… Read more »