Kashmir loses its cinema halls to prolonged conflict
By Aijaz Nazir
Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir - A few yards away from Srinagar city’s famous clock tower in India-administered Kashmir are the ruins of Palladium,...
Benin’s start-ups overcome ‘scammer’ stigma and hit global market
By Joy Notoma
Assiba Bokon had seen moringa trees when she was growing up in Cotonou, Benin, but she didn’t learn of their worth until...
Do urban rap videos glamorise violence?
Urban rap videos should be closely monitored and even removed from online platforms such as YouTube to save lives, officials say. The BBC’s Victoria...
Noura Hussein: ‘Hoping for a miracle to stop our daughter being hanged’
By Mohamed Osman
The parents of a Sudanese teenager who was sentenced to death after killing her husband - whom she accuses of raping her...
The Indian Dalits attacked for wearing the wrong shoes
Over the last month, Dalits (formerly untouchables) across India have been threatened, beaten and killed for seemingly mundane reasons, highlighting again how vulnerable the...
