The bullying of Georgia’s gay community has at times taken on a medieval air: A local “knight” and his loyal legion of thugs have for years sought to smite any attempt by LGBTQ Georgians to gather publicly in Tbilisi. Now, a U.S. lawyer-turned-Georgian citizen is bringing the struggle into the realm of contemporary law
Reports of cancer, infertility, and birth defects in the mining area of Tongam village are consistent with medical understandings that these things result from exposure to radiation
Energetic and passionate about her job, Suzan Kiden was among those digging the demolition hole. Confident that her work saves lives, she expressed hope to see her country free from landmines and unexploded ordnance
barber has cut hair and has become somewhat of a legend. So much so that his popularity has led him to cut the hair of numerous U.S. presidents and world leaders
Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia
Paternosters — continuously circulating elevators without doors which passengers hop on and off of — were once common in Europe, but have now largely disappeared as a result of modernization or because of safety or accessibility concerns. The Czech capital Prague still has 28 working paternosters and an avid group of devotees
Protesters in Hong Kong brought their message to commuters Wednesday on the one-month anniversary of a subway station attack by suspected gang members
Family members told journalists that the victim — who is in his sixties — lost control of his bladder during the assault and was told to “drink your own piss” by one officer after they removed his clothing
The Association of Syrian Journalists in Turkey estimates that more than 300 journalists are involved. If their editors and sometimes their families are in Istanbul, many of them are officially required to live in another region
Meladze, the chief of Rustavi-2’s news service, said he had been approached by representatives of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili and was told he could keep his job if he would “tone down the temperature and the level of criticism” of Rustavi-2. He said he refused the offer