An Ebola vaccination campaign is under way in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to try to prevent further deaths the spread of the latest outbreak. Thirty-six people have died less than two weeks

The recent arrest of award-winning photographer Shahidul Alam raised important questions about human rights, freedom of expression and the role urban elite should play in social justice movements in Bangladesh. Alam was arrested on

A flash flood in the alpine town of Chamoson caught residents and passers-by by complete surprise.

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NEW DELHI: Durlal Singh sold his farmland to secure a ticket to Qatar in 2015. Three years on, the 35-year old carpenter from the Barnala district of the north Indian state of Punjab, regrets

LONDON: The British Museum said Thursday it is returning to Iraq a collection of looted antiquities up to 5,000 years old, after identifying the exact temple they came from in a unique piece of

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency in three northern states after a large influx of migrants from crisis-ridden Venezuela entered the country via Colombia. The move is intended to help establish the infrastructure

The British Museum is returning to Iraq a collection of looted antiquities up to 5,000 years old, after identifying the exact temple they came from in a unique piece of archaeological detective work. The

Norman King is the first member of the Aeta tribe to earn a degree from the University of the Philippines. He has defied the odds and the challenges facing his community to achieve this

Critics say that one of the world's biggest arts festivals is becoming too commercial - and too expensive to participate in. Today, thousands of performing artists show every year at Edinburgh Fringe, up from