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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Tuesday that the government would withdraw a controversial bill that may have allowed men to marry girls under 18 without being guilty of sexual assault. The bill would have...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Nepal of not doing all it could to prevent child marriages as a report detailed at least 37 percent of girls are still being married before age 18. Nepal is...

Demonstrators in Nepal gathered Monday to protest the country's new constitution , which was promulgated on Sunday. The constitution was signed and announced by Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, who was applauded by...

The new Constitution of Nepal was approved by the Constituent Assembly of Nepal on Wednesday after years of debate. The original 2010 completion date was repeatedly delayed due to international and...

The UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) downgraded the security rating of Thailand's aviation sector from Category 1 to Category 2 on Thursday. The agency clarified that the designation as a "significant safety concern (SSC)...

Leaders of the four major political parties in Nepal reached an agreement Monday on key issues for a new constitution, dividing the country into eight federal states. An assembly elected in 2008 was tasked with completing the...

A Nepalese parliamentary meeting on Tuesday resulted in violence and arrests after the Maoist opposition sought to extend the deadline for the drafting of the new constitution. An original deadline for completion of the constitution had been set for...

Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) urged Nepalese legislators on Thursday to reject certain sections of the proposed Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) bill...

A senior lawmaker in Nepal on Thursday stated that those found guilty of committing crimes committed during Nepal's civil war could be granted amnesty due to the introduction of a new bill in parliament on Wednesday that aims to...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) issued a joint statement Friday calling on the Nepal Parliament to reject amnesty legislation that has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court [official...