Brückner is on trial, in the German state of Lower Saxony, for three counts of rape ... Another tape, he claimed, showed the rape of a girl, who told him in German: "Hey, Christian you know ...

"After the girl fell ill and wet her mattress ... where she was initially allowed to return to her home in the state of Lower Saxony because of a lack of evidence against her.

Ms Engemann, who was born in the federal state of Lower Saxony during the 1960s, studied law at the University of Göttingen ...

This latest move aligns with a strict interpretation of Islamic law, the governing coalition said, and is intended to protect young girls from “immoral relationships”. Iraq is set to lower the ...

Visakhapatnam: Sruthi Ragamai from Visakhapatnam was awarded the gold medal by Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan at ...

Automated and networked vehicles contribute towards relieving traffic congestion, reducing the number of accidents and increasing comfort levels during road journeys. The energy efficiency of road ...

Young girls in Iraq who are years away from becoming teenagers could be forced to become wives if a new Shia-backed law passes. The new law would lower a girl’s consent from 18 to age 9.

Brückner's trial is being heard by judges - not a jury - in Braunschweig, in the north-western state of Lower Saxony ... 2000 ...

Young girls in Iraq who are years away from becoming teenagers could be forced to become wives if a new Shia-backed law passes. The new law would lower a girl’s consent from 18 to age 9.

But while enrollment rates are similar – in fact, two-thirds of all countries have reached gender parity in primary school enrollment – completion rates for girls are lower in low-income countries ...

This is because of a loophole in the personal status law which allows religious leaders, instead of the courts, to officiate thousands of marriages each year – including those involving girls as ...