In Japan, where women do five times as much housework as men, three male politicians have donned "pregnancy" vests in a campaign urging men to help out more at home.
Pakistani authorities on Tuesday arrested the mayor-elect of Karachi and two other prominent opposition politicians, police said, accusing them of aiding criminals and militants.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Israeli army as controversy gripped the country over a soldier caught on video shooting a Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground.
