
Women held as sex slaves in Sudan's South Kordofan, Human Rights Watch says
New York-based Human Rights Watch says it documented 79 cases of rape of women and girls as young as seven.
Wed Dec 18 2024

Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slaves
The Seoul Central District Court ruled the Japanese government must give 100 million won ($91,360) each to the 12 women who filed the lawsuits in 2013.
Fri Jan 08 2021

Documents Ghislaine Maxwell fought to keep secret slated for release Thursday
Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to helping Epstein recruit and groom underage girls as young as 14 to engage in illegal sexual acts.
Thu Oct 22 2020

Seagram's heir sentenced to prison in branded sex slave case
The hearing lasted more than three hours, featuring emotional statements from several victims gathered in a courtroom.
Thu Oct 01 2020

Siblings become sex slaves to father, uncles and grandfather
The suspects, who are farmers, and aged between 26 and 57, have been arrested.
Fri Aug 11 2017

South Korea to build museum for wartime sex slavery victims
Chung Hyun-back visited the House of Sharing for her first official activity, vowing to set up the museum to remember "comfort women" victims.
Mon Jul 10 2017

17 Uzbekistan women rescued from sex slavery
Without divulging the age of the 17 victims, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed the incident in his official Twitter account today.
Tue Nov 08 2016

Police nab man who made 12-year-old girl his sex slave
The 24-year-old suspect was arrested at his house in Taman Setia Jaya in Alor Setar, Kedah.
Tue Oct 11 2016

Man makes 12-year-old girl his sex slave
A standard six pupil became a sex slave to a 24-year-old man, after meeting him through messaging application, WeChat.
Mon Oct 10 2016

Bacha bazi: Afghan subculture of child sex slaves
The subculture of keeping boys for personal servitude and sexual pleasure is a centuries-old practice in Afghanistan.
Thu Jun 16 2016

'Bacha Bazi': Taliban use child sex slaves to kill Afghan police
The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of paedophilic boy play known as "bacha bazi".
Thu Jun 16 2016

Daish militants appear to be hawking sex slaves online
Social-media sites used by Islamic State militants in recent months have included numerous accounts of the buying and selling of sex slaves.
Sun May 29 2016

Police arrest man for allegedly making maid a sex slave
Police have arrested a 69-year-old man, whose wife is in coma, for allegedly having made a sex slave of one of two Indonesian maids at their home in Subang Jaya here.
Tue May 03 2016

Cash-strapped ISIS offers $50 a month to fighters - but more if they own sex slaves
Salary details and other minutiae of life in the Islamic State are contained in a series of unusual documents released on Friday by a scholarly journal.
Sat Apr 23 2016

7 foreign women rescued from 'sex slavery'
The police rescued seven foreign women allegedly forced into sex slavery during a raid at an entertainment centre in Jalan Imbi on Saturday.
Sun Mar 06 2016

Wedding content creation the big thing now for newlyleds
A wedding content creator's success does not rely solely in tech but in capturing emotions and bringing a couples love story to life.
Sat Feb 22 2025

Will Western companies return to Russia?
Easing restrictions could let some companies return to what was once a high-growth market under Trump's administration.
Sat Feb 22 2025

Chatbots pose challenge to guarding child mental health
Developers say AI companions can combat loneliness and improve users' social experiences in a safe space.
Sat Feb 22 2025

With blitz of policies, Trump goes beyond Project 2025's goals
Trump denies ties to Project 2025 but continues reshaping policies through executive power.
Sat Feb 22 2025

Almost half of chronic kidney patients in Malaysia lost their jobs - study
The study raises concerns about the future of chronic kidney patients, especially those who rely on long-term dialysis treatment.
Sat Feb 22 2025

Beware of scam tactics using AI
The drastic development of AI technology is being taken advantage of by scammers to reap huge profits by using various latest tactics.
Sat Feb 22 2025

Fired and rehired - the dizzying confusion of Trump's government overhaul
They have adopted a blunt force approach toward the wholesale firing of workers, often focusing on workers who are easier to fire.
Sat Feb 22 2025

Arab states scramble to counter Trump's Gaza 'Riviera' plan
Arab states trying to devise an alternative plan have yet to tackle critical issues like who will foot the bill for Gaza's reconstruction.
Sat Feb 22 2025

Chinese universities launch DeepSeek courses to capitalise on AI boom
Universities across China have launched artificial intelligence courses this month based on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek.
Sat Feb 22 2025

Astronomers reveal 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere
Astronomers find three layers on a scorching gas planet orbiting a star larger and hotter than the sun.
Fri Feb 21 2025