Nearly 3.3 million GCC nationals living in poverty
A UN report estimates that one in every seven nationals in Saudi Arabia, one in ten nationals in Oman and one in thirteen nationals in Bahrain live in poverty.
Influential Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan acquitted of charges of rape
Former Oxford academic was cleared of rape by a Swiss court in a case stretching back 15 years.
Teenage girl suspected of starting deadly blaze in Guyana that killed 19
Upset teenager suspected of starting deadly blaze in Guyana that killed 19 children mostly from the Indigenous community.
Outrage as Pakistan’s Court nullifies sections of progressive Transgender Act
Pakistani transgender campaigners to challenge Shariah court ruling that struck down key sections of transgender law aimed at protecting them.
Serbians protest against ‘culture of violence’ after deadly shootings.
Public fury in the balkan nation strikes not only at weapons but also at the nation's "culture of violence," which ranges from iron-fisted political speech to the adulation of criminals.
Cyclone Mocha leaves 145 dead in Myanmar
Hundreds are feared dead in Myanmar's powerful cyclone with most of the killed reported from the displaced Rohingya community.
Italy’s deadly floods leave thousands homeless, 13 dead
After Italy's worst floods in 100 years, heavy storms wrecked damage in the northern Italian province of Emilia-Romagna.
Contrapuntal Manifesto: In Defiance of Hegemony
In defiance of hegemony, The Contrapuntal seeks to read the world 'against the grain'.
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