More women kidnapped for brides

BEIJING – China is witnessing an increasing number of foreign women who have been cheated, kidnapped and smuggled into the country, a senior official has said. Most of these women are from rural areas in Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos. They eagerly want to find jobs in China or marry rich […]

Unesco faces cost of Palestine vote

by Mathieu van Berchem in Paris, swissinfo.ch The United Nations culture agency is dealing with the financial consequences of a political decision taken in October – a funding shortfall of 22 per cent. On October 31 the United States suspended its financial contribution to Unesco after Palestine was admitted as […]

France withdraws embassy staff from Iran

France is repatriating a number of diplomats and their families from Iran following an attack on the British embassy in Tehran. French officials said the move was a temporary security measure. Britain expelled 25 Iranian diplomats following Tuesday’s attack, when hundreds stormed the British embassy. British officials say the attack […]