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
The Islamic State's horrifying practice of sex slavery, explained
Violence against women has been embedded in the Islamic State's worldview and strategic operations.
Fri Aug 21 2015
Iran's supreme leader says Hamas leader's death will not halt 'Axis of Resistance'
The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Putin says Russia willing to seek compromises between Iran and Israel
Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.
Sat Oct 19 2024
What proposals will Russia push at the BRICS summit?
The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Indonesia's free meals plan in the spotlight as Prabowo readies for office
Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Astro AWANI's revamped English news website, AWANI International, launches on Oct 21
Astro AWANI's revamped English platform delivers in-depth global news and expert analysis to keep you informed on key developments.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Israeli strikes kill 33 people in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, medics say
Residents of Jabalia said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp after pushing through suburbs and residential districts.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Liam Payne's ex-partner calls for media restraint after 'painful' death
Cheryl Tweedy used her statement to urge the media to remember they had a seven-year-old son, Bear, who could read the reports.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Analysts: Indonesia's strong MoF leadership team to boost investor confidence
Sri Mulyani Indrawati as head of Indonesia's Ministry of Finance is expected to instil confidence among investors.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Biden offers both a carrot and a stick to Israel as his term nears an end
Israel has frequently resisted US advice and has caused political difficulties for the Biden administration.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Putin says BRICS will generate most of global economic growth
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a summit of the group in the city of Kazan on Oct. 22-24.
Sat Oct 19 2024