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'Shuggie Bain' writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize

The novel’s sweep, vivid characters and unflinching look at poverty have been compared to the work of Charles Dickens.

India decriminalises same-gender acts in landmark verdict

In a unanimous decision, five supreme court justices ruled the colonial-era law was a weapon used to harass members of India's gay community resulting in discrimination. After the ruling, opponents of the law danced and waved flags outside the court.

Serbia's first female PM presents cabinet

The country's first female head of government pledged to reform education and take steps to help get Serbia closer to EU membership.