May 2016 - World News Empire

Does the EU guarantee women's rights?

The claim: Membership of the European Union guarantees rights on equal pay, sexual harassment and maternity leave, and rights for

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Badreddine is being buried in Beirut’s southern suburbs Thousands of people have gathered in Lebanon’s

Image copyright CPS Image caption Junead Khan (left) and Shazib Khan were both supporters of so-called Islamic State A delivery

Jon Platt, who refused to pay a £120 fine for taking his daughter on an unauthorised term-time holiday, has won

Image copyright EPA Image caption The dump at Sesena, a town where 20,000 people live, is thought to be the

Image copyright AFP Japanese carmaker Honda made an unexpected fourth quarter loss after facing higher quality-related costs for recalls of

Media captionAn explosion ripped through the Southampton shop A huge blaze broke out at a shop in Southampton, setting off

Image copyright Getty Images US retail sales saw their biggest rise for more than a year in April, largely because

Media captionJon Platt: “Is there really 100,000 parents who are so criminally incompetent that it warrants dragging them to court?”