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UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has accused the Taliban of breaking its promises to protect women's rights in Afghanistan. Her statement was issued on September 13, 2021, the day after senior Taliban commander Waheedullah Hashimi suggested that Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a posi…
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A 6-year-old girl in China has become a social-media sensation by performing non-stop backflips. Li Jiamin can reportedly perform up to 100 backflips without taking a break. Her skills and flexibility have not only drawn attention from followers online, but also from her local gymnastics team.
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Young men in China are increasingly turning to plastic surgery to raise their odds of success, in a country where social media is changing the standards of beauty not only for women. Xia Shurong, a 27-year-old researcher, is among the millions of male white-collar workers who want to transform their looks by going u…
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North Korea celebrated the 73rd anniversary of its foundation with a nighttime parade in the capital, Pyongyang, state media reported on September 9, 2021. Supreme leader Kim Jong-un attended the event, drawing attention because of his apparently slimmed down figure. Footage of the event shows people in the parade d…
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Two Afghan journalists said they were tortured by the Taliban after covering a women’s protest in Kabul on September 8, 2021. Taqi Daryabi and Nematullah Naqdi, who work for local newspaper Etilaatroz, said Taliban fighters took them to a police station, where they were kicked and beaten.
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