Qatar to prosecute officials over forced exams of women at airport

Qatar says officials responsible for subjecting women on flights from Doha's airport to forced gynaecological exams have been referred for prosecution. The women - who included Australian, British and New Zealand citizens - were checked for whether they had recently given birth after a baby was found in a bin at the airport on 2 October. Qatar's government said on Friday that "standard procedures were violated". It also offered its "sincerest apology" for what the women went through. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne called the prosecutions an "important step". "The statement of the...