Nepal’s bleeding shame: menstruating women banished to cowsheds

Though banned, the centuries-old custom of confining women to a cowshed during their period persists in Nepal, with damaging and even fatal results.

Hanau shootings: the aftermath

Germany is reeling after nine people were shot dead in the town of Hanau on Wednesday evening in what many is calling an act of far-right terrorism.

Warm welcome for Syrian refugee family in Iceland

Valgerour Halla came into the world under unusual circumstances. The four-month-old was born in Reykjavik to Syrian asylum seekers who were so thankful they gave her an Icelandic name.

In an interview, the family described an arduous flight from war in Syria, the long journey across Europe and how they chose a cold fishing island deep in the Arctic circle to start anew.

Brexit: Fish Fight Puts Deal At Risk

French fishermen are concerned about their livelihoods if British waters become off limits after Brexit.

Liberia: hopes of banning FGM fade

Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf battled unsuccessfully to ban female genital mutilation during her 12-years as Africa's first female president, and now as she prepares to step down ahead of Tuesday's general election, it's feared hopes of outlawing the practice will fade too.

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