Comics

Wonder Woman's battle for equality for women and girls at the United Nations has come to a untimely end. 
The scantily clad, curvaceous comic book superhero has had her appointment as a United Nations honorary ambassador cut in less than two months following protests, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reported on Dec. 13. 

The Onassis Cultural Center, known as Stegi, is hosting a discussion between Iranian-born French graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director and children's book author Marjane Satrapi and journalist Anna Damianidi on Wednesday, November 30. A book signing session will follow. Starts at 7 p.m. and admission is free of charge. Admission coupons will be handed out at 6 p.m.

A 15-year-old woman who went into labor a week ago in a village in the Mutki district of the eastern province of Bitlis died on Oct. 13 in intensive care after she suffered a brain hemorrhage that it is believed to have stemmed from giving birth at an early age. 

Two women have been attacked by a kangaroo while cycling in South Australia’s wine country.
Sharon Heinrich, 45, suffered cracked ribs and internal injuries while Helen Salter, 47, was concussed after being attacked along the Riesling Trail in Clare Valley.

Shocking video footage has been released showing the horrifying moment terrorist suicide bomber Brahim Abdeslam, 31, blowing himself up in a Paris restaurant in the 2015, November 13 attacks in Paris.

Turkey's first Roma deputy, Özcan Purcu, has drawn attention to discrimination against Roma citizens, citing problems in education, healthcare and equal access to the job market. The deputy asked for "proof of love [for Roma people]" on International Roma Day, marked on April 8 each year, by taking efficient political action, instead of uttering "vain words."

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is centered on the clash of two of the most recognizable caped heroes of the comic book world - but it is the women of the DC Comics universe who defy expectations. 

A court in Kosovo on Thursday jailed a 19-year-old from the town of Gjilan in eastern Kosovo for three years for joining ISIS in Syria.

Florent Bajrami was found guilty of having participated in ISIS formations during February to May 2015.

A number of people have apparently been confused by the latest Turkish Airlines (THY) commercial for the upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" movie featuring fictional destinations, phoning call centers to demand tickets to "Gotham City" and "Metropolis."

Turkish Airlines has introduced "Gotham City" and "Metropolis" as its two brand new destinations on Super Bowl night, through commercials in line with its sponsorship deal with Warner Bros Pictures for the upcoming movie "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."