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Culturally European, Muslim by religion, Tariq Ramadan’s views have not always been without controversy. His supporters say he has been working for decades to build bridges between Western Muslims ...
Catalonia has wanted to secede from Spain for a while, but the issue has been further exacerbated by Spain's economic troubles. The latest bid for independence has been met with resistance. The Spanish government has arrested and cracked down on Catalan separatists, while also declaring the referendum illegal.
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, which is home to 3.5 million people. There is no electricity in the US territory and no clean water, but the US president ignored the disaster for five days, only to tweet that the islanders are to blame for their misfortune.
The international community has stepped up sanctions against the country, which is allegedly a threat to others with its nuclear programmes. Long considered a rogue state, Pyongyang continues to fuel tensions in the region with frequent missile launches.
The Rohingya, a Muslim group indigenous to Rakhine state, have been described as "one of the world's most persecuted minorities". Targeted by the country's Buddhist community, many were killed or forced to flee their homes.
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After more than half a century of fighting against the Colombian state, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) laid down its arms to become a political party after a peace deal was signe...
Many came to the US as babies, fleeing the Cambodian genocide with their families. But now, growing numbers of Cambodian Americans who have committed a felony are being deported to Cambodia.
With its harsh, windswept hills and six-month long winter, the remote Faroe Islands are hardly where you would expect a large ethnic minority from tropical South East Asia. But since most local y...
In 2011, four young Omani women decided to break the mould, challenge stereotypes and learn to sail. It's a sport dominated by men, but Rajaa Mubarak al-Owaisi, Entisar al-Tobi, Raya Rashid al-Habs...
Koka is a respected figure in Cairo’s pigeon fighting world. His life revolves around preparing for the contests, in which whole neighbourhoods clash to hunt and capture each other's pigeons.
Russia says that no more than 12,700 of its troops will be participating in what are purely defensive exercises; NATO officials say the real number of Russian military personnel involved could reac...
They're often seen but rarely heard. India's two million street children live a desperate existence - the streets can be a brutal playground where only the tough survive. But a newspaper run by str...
New Zealand's pristine and abundant rivers and lakes have long been central to its proud reputation as a land of breath-taking natural beauty - and fundamental to a clean, green, outdoorsy brand th...
Gambling - and particularly sports betting - has taken off around the world. But wagering money or something of value on the outcome of an event is nothing new. The origins of popular modern casino...
After months of not being paid, a group of Argentinian journalists form a cooperative to take over their newspaper, Tiempo Argentino. One year later, as a wave of anti-government protests erupt acr...
Sun, surf and sand is the Bali many people know. But the Indonesian holiday island is no tropical paradise for inmates of the notorious Kerobokan prison.