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Dancers sue US popstar Lizzo for sexual harassment, hostile work environment
US performer Lizzo has been sued by three of her former dancers who allege the body-positive pop diva created a hostile work environment, court ... Entertainment -
Two thirds of young women in Britain face workplace harassment: Survey
Two out of every three young women have faced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse in the workplace in Britain, according to a survey published ... World News -
Court sentences notorious Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison for rape of actress
Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo ... Entertainment -
Man arrested for sexually harassing female during Saudi National Day celebrations
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested a man after he sexually harassed a female in the city of Taif during the Kingdom’s National Day celebrations ... Gulf -
Greek minister calls for investigation into #MeToo claims
Greece’s culture minister on Friday called for an investigation into a groundswell of sex abuse claims against prominent artists, part of a belated ... World News -
‘I will not be silenced’: Kuwaiti women launch #MeToo movement to stop harassment
Women in Kuwait are calling for an end to sexual harassment in the country and the introduction of laws that clamp down on violators, who activists ... Features -
Saudi Arabia amends anti-harassment law, to name and shame offenders
Saudi Arabia has recently amended its anti-harassment laws to include the naming and shaming of those found guilty by forcing them to publish their ... Gulf -
Hanging of Delhi rapists pushed back to later date
An Indian court on Friday ordered that four men convicted of the infamous 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a New Delhi bus would now be ... World News -
Video game maker to pay $10 million in gender bias case
The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimination case. ... Variety -
Bangladeshi shaved wife’s head after finding hair in food
A Bangladeshi who forcibly shaved his wife’s head after finding a hair in his breakfast has been arrested, police said Tuesday, as rights groups ... Variety -
Concerts canceled, investigation opened into Placido Domingo
Two music companies canceled appearances by Placido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an ... Variety -
Charges dropped in US sex assault case against Kevin Spacey
Prosecutors dropped sexual assault proceedings against Kevin Spacey on Wednesday after the case against the Hollywood star collapsed over his alleged ... Entertainment -
US accuser drops civil suit against Kevin Spacey
A young man who accused Kevin Spacey of sexual assault in a Massachusetts bar has dropped his lawsuit against the award-winning actor. A motion for ... Entertainment -
Bangladesh to charge 16 after girl burned to death
Bangladesh police were set to file charges on Wednesday against 16 people, including the headmaster of an Islamic seminary, over the shocking murder ... World News -
News groups fight to keep Harvey Weinstein’s hearing open
Both sides in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault case want the media and the public barred from the disgraced movie mogul's next court appearance ... Television & Radio -
India’s Supreme Court chief justice denies sexually harassing assistant
The chief justice of India’s Supreme Court, Ranjan Gogoi, on Saturday denied allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances towards a junior ... World News -
India’s Pandya, Rahul fined by ombudsman for talk-show comments
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and batsman KL Rahul have been each ordered to pay 2 million rupees (about $29,000) towards charity within a month for ... Sports -
Polanski asks court to restore his film academy membership
Roman Polanski asked a judge on Friday to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards nearly a year after he was ... Entertainment -
Bangladesh girl burned to death on teacher’s order: Police
A schoolgirl was burned to death in Bangladesh on the orders of her head teacher after she reported him for sexually harassing her, the police said ... World News -
One in three UN employees have been sexually harassed, survey reveals
A third of United Nations employees have reported experiencing sexual harassment at the world body over the last two years, according to the findings ... World News -
Egypt rights activist Mohamed Lotfi urges Sisi to pardon detained wife
A prominent rights activist appealed to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday to pardon his wife, sentenced to two years in jail for ... Middle East -
CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance
CBS announced Monday that former CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after the board of directors concluded he ... Television & Radio -
CBS paid ‘Bull’ actress Eliza Dushku $9.5 mln to settle harassment claims
US television network CBS paid $9.5 million Eliza Dushku, an actress on primetime drama “Bull,” and wrote her off the show after she ... Television & Radio -
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan wins bail in France rape case
Tariq Ramadan, a leading Islamic scholar held in France since February on charges he raped two women, on Thursday won conditional release after ... World News -
ANALYSIS: Shift in religious discourse on sexual harassment in Egypt
Sexual harassment has for years been plaguing the Egyptian society and endless initiatives were launched in an attempt to counter the growing ... Features -
Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan claims ‘sex was consensual’ in French rape case
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, charged with raping two women in France, claimed Monday that he had consensual sex with both of them after previously ... World News -
Why India’s MeToo movement is awakening of ‘nimble fingers’
“I hire more girls because they have nimble fingers, and computers need nimble fingers”. That’s how my ex-boss, in a leading Indian ... Middle East -
Vegas lawyer: Ronaldo rape accuser ‘emotionally fragile’
A lawyer for a Nevada woman alleging that soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo raped her in 2009 calls her client “emotionally fragile” and says ... Sports -
Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison in sexual assault case
His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, an 81-year-old Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and ... Entertainment -
Jordan Anxiety Festival sparks outrage after sexually suggestive images surface
A festival for teenagers has enraged authorities in Jordan after images from the event showed youth committing “sexually suggestive ... Features