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Thu, 2 Oct 2014 12:45 PM

Norway is the best country to be old in, Afghanistan the worst, according to a 2014 survey. Here are 5 facts you need to know about older people

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41 PM

In 2016 the conflict - a continued battle for control between beleaguered Afghan forces and both ISIS and the Taliban - has led to unprecedented levels of displacement, with 1.5 million internally-displaced and 3 million refugees. Almost 1 million people, half of whom are children, have already returned from Iran and Pakistan. At least half a million more are expected to return this year, despite a starkly deteriorating economic, political and security situation within the country.

Fri, 7 Apr 2017 08:50 AM

Millions of people around the world don't have access to electricity. But clean energy innovation is leapfrogging power grids and bringing energy where it's needed

Wed, 3 May 2017 12:28 PM

From rape and domestic violence to lack of healthcare and education, millions of women experience daily peril, but nowhere more than in the five countries a TrustLaw expert poll identifies as the world's most dangerous countries to be female in 2011: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia.

Mon, 19 May 2025 10:35 AM

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:54 AM

Nepal gave the go-ahead for same-sex marriages this year, while courts upheld bans in Japan and India

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:52 PM

A gay Afghan teacher shares his dreams of studying to become a journalist in the UK as he fears arrest in Islamabad

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:52 PM

Openly follows the story of a gay Afghan teacher as he flees Taliban-held Afghanistan for Pakistan