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When the script of the film was discussed in the Child Rights Commission, there was strong objection to the idea of parents as protectors.

Transgender' feelings: Child sent to clinic

The child was one of 75 referred from Wales due to their gender confusion almost double the previous year.

8 May 2017 3:03 AM IST

French presidential election candidate for the En Marche! movement Emmanuel Macron leaves his home cast to his vote in Le Touquet, northern France. (Photo: Agency)

39-year-old Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election

Emmanuel Macron became the country's youngest President to date, erasing Louis Napoleon Bonaparte's record.

8 May 2017 1:14 AM IST

Unexploded bombs are usually found by unsuspecting hikers or at construction sites in the southern Chinese city, which was the scene of fierce fighting between Japanese and British allied forces in 1941. (Representational Image)

Germany: 50,000 evacuated during operations to defuse unexploded WWII...

Local authorities arranged sports, cultural and leisure activities to occupy residents affected by the evacuation.

7 May 2017 2:36 PM IST

Either candidate would lead France into uncharted territory, since neither comes from the mainstream parties that dominate parliament and have run the country for decades. (Photo:

France goes to polls amid blank ballots, feminist protests

Polls suggest centrist Emmanuel Macron is favoured to beat Le Pen in Sunday's runoff election.

7 May 2017 1:46 PM IST

Whoever wins Sundays vote it is set to cause profound change for France, the worlds sixth-biggest economy, a permanent member of the UN security council and a global military power. (Photo: AP)

French voters to choose between Macron, Le Pen today

Polling day follows an unprecedented campaign marked by scandal, repeated surprises and a last-minute hacking attack on...

7 May 2017 10:59 AM IST

Some 3,000 were picked up Saturday by the navy, coastguard, EU border agency Frontex and several NGOs, the coastguard said in a statement. (Photo: AP)

6000 migrants heading to Europe rescued in Mediterranean in 2 days

The rescues came a day after around 3,000 others were found floating in rubber boats and makeshift rafts after leaving...

7 May 2017 10:26 AM IST

A large crowd of tourists and people wanting to leave Kaikoura are briefed about evacuation plans to board the HMNZS Canterbury, in Kaikoura, New Zealand. (Photo: AP)

50,000 to be evacuated due to bomb

The operation is the second largest of its kind carried out in Germany, and will affect around a tenth of the city's...

7 May 2017 4:06 AM IST

Frances health minister said the new laws were aimed at preventing anorexia by stopping the promotion of inaccessible ideals of beauty.

France bans thin models from runways

Proposals may have some impact on world due to Paris' role in fashion industry.

7 May 2017 3:49 AM IST

Reports of hate crimes across schools in England almost doubled during the Brexit referendum campaign last year

Hate crimes doubled during Brexit

There was an 89 percent rise in police reports of hate crime in May 2016, the month before the referendum was held.

7 May 2017 3:45 AM IST

MP dies while campaigning for Emmanuel Macron

MP dies while campaigning for Emmanuel Macron

Corinne Erhel, 50, was the last to speak at the rally Friday in western France when she suddenly fell to the ground.

7 May 2017 3:27 AM IST

Royal Societys first Indian-origin president, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan, welcomed the latest batch into the ranks of the society on Friday. (Photo: AP)

3 Indian-origin scientists elected fellows of UK Royal Society

Britain's independent fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists, for their â€œoutstanding contributions...

7 May 2017 3:11 AM IST

Local polls boost Theresa May five weeks before UK national election

Local polls boost Theresa May five weeks before UK national election

Partial results from the local elections showed May's Conservatives had instead gained more than 500 council seats.

6 May 2017 10:33 AM IST