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.

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.

Waiting for an Apology: Belgium's Brutal Colonial Past

Belgium's King Leopold II became exorbitantly wealthy by colonising the Democratic Republic of Congo. How should the country reconcile with its brutal past?

Terrorist attack: 9 killed in Hanau

Man who killed nine in Germany had far-right website and was found dead alongside his mum.

Tobias R is thought to have run a far-right website and police are treating the attack as an act of domestic terrorism

Covid-19: Belgian boy in coma

The father of a four-year-old Belgian boy who spent six days in a coma after catching COVID-19 has warned other parents of the risk the virus poses to children.

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