Ukraine crisis: Mysterious 'Z' on Russian vehicles sparks fears of attack

Russian vehicles

Russian forces have painted a mysterious “Z” on their vehicles as they close in on Ukraine – raising suspicions it is an attack code. The tag has been spotted on tanks, self-propelled guns, fuel trucks and supply vehicles amid fears of an invasion. Moscow’s troops amassed on Ukraine’s eastern flank now number over 130,000 – … Read more

Video of woman in China chained by neck sparks social media outcry, investigation

Video of woman in China chained by neck sparks social media outcry, investigation

A video of a middle-aged woman apparently chained to the wall of a shack by her neck has sparked a national conversation in China about the treatment of people with mental illness. Taken late last month in the city of Xuzhou in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, the footage showed the woman with a chain padlocked … Read more

Netflix’s first Arabic film ‘Perfect Strangers’ sparks debate, calls to ban it

Netflix’s first Arabic film ‘Perfect Strangers’ sparks debate, calls to ban it

A Lebanese father tells his teenage daughter that she is free to choose whether to have sex with her boyfriend, despite his reservations. An Egyptian woman discreetly removes her black lace underwear from under her clothes before going out to dinner, and it’s not her husband she’s trying to excite. And in a dramatic moment, … Read more

Support for eurozone rescue deal sparks backlash in Italy

Support for eurozone rescue deal sparks backlash in Italy

On Friday, the Italian Minister of Finance unleashed a political storm as he signed a rescue agreement in the euro zone involving the rescue fund of the European stability mechanism of the region, a politically toxic prospect in Rome. Roberto Gualtieri was among the ministers who signed an economic package of 500 billion euros on … Read more