Month: May 2010

JOHANNESBURG, May 20, 2010 (AFP) — Amnesty International on yesterday condemned the 14-year prison sentence handed down to a gay couple in Malawi for holding the country’s first same-sex wedding. “This sentence sends a strong […] […]

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) — A Malawi gay couple was sentenced yesterday to the maximum 14 years in prison with hard labour, after being convicted of sodomy for holding the country’s first same-sex wedding. Tiwonge Chimbalanga […] […]

A teenager is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the neck in Scarborough on Thursday night. Toronto police said the 14-year-old boy has undergone surgery and is in stable condition after an incident near […] […]

NAIROBI, Kenya—After years of wreaking havoc on the open ocean, Somali pirates are being squeezed on land and sea by authorities and a militant group looking to put them out of business. Security forces in […] […]

AN assistant pastor convicted of raping one of his congregation has won a retrial. The District Court in Brisbane last year convicted the man, who cannot legally be identified, of one count of rape for […] […]

Six more teenagers are to appear in court charged with killing a 15-year-old boy in a pre-planned fight at one of Britain’s busiest train stations. The latest charges mean 19 people have now been accused […] […]