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Macedonia: A Decades-Long Quarrel over a Name

The Greek parliament on Friday approved the new name "Republic of North Macedonia" for its northern neighbor, two weeks after a similar vote by Macedonian lawmakers.

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Underground in Jerusalem, a Rare Look at an Ancient Tomb

Flashlight beams pierce the darkness and reveal an archaeological gem in underground Jerusalem few have had the chance to glimpse in recent years.

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In Rural Tunisia, Inheritance Reform Offers Women Rare Boost

Tunisian divorcee Latifa counts herself lucky -- she has a modest home that boasts a neat vegetable garden, a fig tree, and a pomegranate tree, along with a panoramic view of neighbouring farmland.

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Canada Extradites Mother, Uncle to India over Honor Killing

Canada has extradited the mother and uncle of a woman killed 19 years ago to face justice in India for their alleged roles in her honor killing, media said Thursday.

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Labaki Hopes to Represent Women Filmmakers in 'Best Way Possible' at Oscars

Nadine Labaki is standing taller than usual. The Lebanese director, a source of national pride, this week became the first female artist in the Arab world to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Labaki's foreign language nomination for "Capernaum" makes her one of the only female directors to compete at this year's Oscars, which feature another all-male lineup in the best director category.

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'Stalinist Truman Show' Claims It Will Change Art Forever

It is billed as a human "safari", the most controversial and potentially game-changing Russian cultural export since the Ballets Russes left the West shocked and awed 110 years ago.

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French Sex Workers Seek Repeal of Ban on Paying for Sex

French sex workers have lodged a constitutional challenge to a 2016 law making it illegal to pay for sex, reopening a debate on whether women should be free to sell their bodies.

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Tunisia Mother Faces Trial for Racism against Teacher

A woman faces trial in the eastern Tunisian city of Sfax under a new anti-racism law for allegedly hurling insults at a teacher who threw her daughter out of class, prosecutors said Wednesday.

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First Nudist French Farce Hailed as Naked Success

It might seem like a cruel joke on one of the coldest nights of the year, but French naturists are in the pink over the success of a Paris play the audience had to strip to see.

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Top U.S. Court Allows Trump to Restrict Transgender Military Service

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's restrictions on transgender military service to take effect pending the outcome of litigation on the sensitive issue.

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