North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, reports said citing South Korea's defense ministry.
The missile launches were apparently routine, but came at a time when tensions are high on the Korean Peninsula, following a third nuclear test by the North in February....
France became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage on Saturday as President Francois Hollande signed into law a bill that allows the same, after the Constitutional Council okayed the measure a day before.
The move, which came after months of protests and debate, also legalizes adoption...
Iran's constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council, has ruled out women's candidacy in the June 14 presidential election.
The semi-official Mehr news agency quoted Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a clerical member of the unelected and unaccountable Guardian Council, as saying on Thursday that the Islamic...