India’s parliament has passed a bill to criminalise the Islamic instant divorce known as “triple talaq”, a move which the government said was to empower women but which has been criticised by members of the Muslim community

While Swift’s Lilliput is merely a fantasy, a comparable village exists in the eastern extremities of Iran. Up until around a century ago, some of the residents of Makhunik, a 1,500-year-old village roughly 75km west of the Afghan border, measured a mere metre in height – approximately 50cm shorter than the average height at the time.

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE was a British-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s

Dalila Stramaccioni’s husband is Andrea Stramaccioni . an Italian football manager and former player who currently manages Esteghlal in Persian Gulf Pro League. A football coach with experiences as a youth coach of Roma and Inter Milan, he was put in charge of first team duties on 26 March 2012 to replace Claudio Ranieri. He is also a 2010 law graduate.

23 Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team.