Namino Jonathan was woken one June night by a noise outside the house he shared with his parents and siblings. Startled, the 16-year-old saw a group of armed men stationed around the building. It was two am, and he was sure the family was about to be robbed. But the gang turned out to be a group of policemen. “Where… Read more »
Concerns have been raised over the reluctance of women in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to pursue sexual harassment cases against men who abuse them in the workplace. Experts say the problem stems from both women’s reluctance to speak out on the issue and the difficulties in proving cases. And with perpetrators not being prosecuted, the number… Read more »
Namino Jonathan was woken one June night by a noise outside the house he shared with his parents and siblings. Startled, the 16-year-old saw a group of armed men stationed around the building. It was two am, and he was sure the family was about to be robbed. But the gang turned out to be a group of policemen. “Where… Read more »
An Egyptian actress is set to face trial in January for wearing a see-through dress at the Cairo film festival this week that showed her legs, a judicial source said Saturday. Rania Youssef appeared at the closing session Thursday of the Cairo International Film Festival wearing a revealing black lacy dress over a tight black body with her legs showing… Read more »
Twenty people have been detained over the abduction of an Italian woman from a village in southeast Kenya, the east African country’s police chief said on Friday. An armed gang seized Silvia Romano, a volunteer with a charity, on Tuesday in Chakama, 60 kilometres (40 miles) inland from the coastal town of Malindi, an area popular with Italian tourists and expatriates. The 23-year-old’s whereabouts are… Read more »