Government offices and private businesses are mandated to obtain certificates on the equal pay policies or face fines.
Over 400 protestors have reportedly been arrested and more than a dozen people killed as a massive anti-government protest continues.
The viral video "Birth Becomes Her" had attracted more than 100 million views after it went viral on Facebook in May 2017.
The politician lashed out at the police for appeasing the Muslim community after it posted a New Year message in Arabic along with other languages.
Around 2,000 to 8,000 pounds of debris from the Chinese satellite is expected to crash on Earth.
The US' Customs and Border Protection (CBP) admitted the passport-processing system was down for two hours but rules out foul play.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull cast a shadow over Prince Charle's future role as his country's king and head of state.
The same model of the seaplane that crashed killing five Britons had also caused the deaths of another British family two years before.
A Zimbabwean family has been living in an airport terminal for two months in what many are describing as a real life version of The Terminal film, which starred Tom Hanks.
Two men are dead and at least five more have required amputations after fireworks were mishandled.
In a separate incident, a bomb went off in the same Nagarhar province killing as many as 18 people.
The issue has also been raised at the Turkish parliament with the main opposition party claiming the photographs from the event show the children have been abused.
While police insist the death of a US woman was caused by her dogs, locals are sure there is a more sinister truth behind the gruesome case.
Richard Cousins, a FTSE 100 chief executive, his fiancee, and her 11-year-old daughter were among the six people killed in the tragic accident.
Iranian president said his countrymen are free to voice their demands and protest but urged them not to destroy public property.
Enio Cubillo, director of Costa Rica Civil Aviation, said the Nature Air charter flight was heading for the capital of San Jose when it crashed.
In his New Year's address, the North Korean leader says his country's nuclear arsenal is no longer just blackmail but a reality.
A fire in a carpark in Liverpool has destroyed 1400 cars and led the evacuation of dozens of horses at a horse show.
Dr Sanjiv Patankar allegedly used the instruments on at least five patients
Officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they were shot. The incident occurred just weeks after three people were shot dead at a Walmart store in Colorado.
Arrest came months after Stephen Paddock masacred 58 people from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas.
Countries around the world are ringing in 2018 with spectacular firework displays
Researchers have found that performance gaps between male and female students increased or decreased based on the emphasis that teachers laid on the value of examinations.
China's ban on ivory products is seen as a major push towards reducing the poaching of African elephants.
The emotional moment Heather and Dave Mosher were married at a Hartford hospital, Connecticut, after her courageous fight against breast cancer.
More than 200,000 women from Korea, Taiwan, China and other nationalities were forced to work at wartime brothels by the Japanese Imperial Military during the Second World War.
People have been demonstrating against high living costs and unemployment. However, rallies soon turned into calls for the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to step down.
Trump's infamous personal @realDonaldTrump account has made headlines over the past 12 months with a litany of controversial and, at times, strange posts.
An 11-year-old boy and the pilot are believed to have been killed in the incident
South Korean officials say a Panama-flagged vessel was transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in sea waters violating UN regulations.